I thought he stopped all this negative blabbering about the world economy because I haven't seen him make a new thread for a while, or maybe I just missed it. A pessimist. For every small bad thing he discovers, he will imagine big things like he has the magic crystal ball that would tell everything that will happen for the next few years.

OP, some business sales are down because there's an obvious reason and I can tell you read current events so I guess you know what that is.
If one of your business is hit by it then move on, there are more opportunities out there. Perhaps, you are just scared to jump on the next line, the new line and had been clinging to the traditional things.
And that's how I solved my problem after losing my job, move on, learn the trend. A little advise.