Posts by Kim Browne
Trump Is Risking a Global Stagflation Crisis With His Iran War
Global energy and fuel prices have jumped massively from their prewar levels. In the United States, per-gallon prices at the pump have risen by 34 cents since the war began—and that’s only for unleaded. Diesel, the primary fuel for the trucks that transport goods across the country, has risen even faster. In Europe, price increases…
Read MoreQueues, price hikes and shortages as Asia battles fuel crunch
Disarray has been spreading after just days of war, and for many, the risks are rising [MUMBAI] From Thai farmers racing for diesel to Indian refinery executives monitoring the Persian Gulf through the night, energy buyers across import-dependent Asia are feeling the impact of a dramatic crunch. US and Israeli attacks on Iran have triggered…
Read MoreUS aluminium buyers hunt for alternatives as Iran war upends global supply
The Middle East supply turmoil comes at a particularly fragile moment for American aluminium consumers Published Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 03:27 PM [NEW YORK] Aluminium buyers in the US are rushing to secure alternative supplies from Asia as the war on Iran disrupts a major foreign source, a development that threatens to hike the…
Read MoreDemocrats Demand “Reckoning” With Probes Into Noem on Every Front
“We are in a global competition for military AI dominance, and America must build on its leadership to extend our advantage over adversaries,” Kliger is quoted as saying in the post. “My mission is to integrate the unparalleled innovation of America’s private sector with the Department’s operational expertise to rapidly deliver advanced AI capabilities to…
Read MoreGOP House Nominee Has Bragged About His Copy of Mein Kampf—and More
“We are in a global competition for military AI dominance, and America must build on its leadership to extend our advantage over adversaries,” Kliger is quoted as saying in the post. “My mission is to integrate the unparalleled innovation of America’s private sector with the Department’s operational expertise to rapidly deliver advanced AI capabilities to…
Read MoreFounders who scale spot these 7 patterns early
You can feel it when something is off in your business, even if the metrics still look fine. Or when something is working, even if it has not yet shown up cleanly in your dashboard. Early-stage founders live in that gray zone. You are making high-stakes decisions with incomplete data, limited runway, and a Slack…
Read MoreGrowth Is Expensive—Aim Higher Anyway
Let’s be honest: real growth hurts before it helps. The bills arrive long before the payoff. That’s not a reason to slow down. It’s a reason to plan better and think bigger. My stance is simple. Great companies choose bold goals and fund them with discipline. Playing it safe starves momentum. Chasing vanity growth burns…
Read MoreNoem No More: Democracy Still Works, Even in Donald Trump’s America
Well, as Johnny Rotten said when Elvis kicked it (quite unfairly, in that case), “Good riddance to bad rubbish.” Outside of Stephen Miller, Noem is probably the purest fascist among Trump’s second-term frontline appointees. I say this because she understands spectacle, which is such a key element of the fascist worldview. The visual humiliation of…
Read MoreHow Congress Set the Stage for Trump’s Illegal War in Iran
Much of the focus of Congress’s war powers today is on the specific power to declare war itself. This is a vital and important check, but it is not the only one. Until the twentieth century, presidents needed Congress’s approval to wage war—both to declare it as a matter of legality and to fund it…
Read MoreAsia has limited options to diversify from Middle East energy reliance
Published Fri, Mar 6, 2026 · 06:47 PM [SINGAPORE] Asian energy buyers are scrambling to find alternatives as the Iran war creates unprecedented supply disruption, but the region has limited longer-term options to reduce its heavy reliance on Middle Eastern oil. The world’s top crude importing region buys 60 per cent of its oil and…
Read MoreMapletree acquires second Netherlands logistics facility
[SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments has expanded its European logistics footprint with the acquisition of Park 15, a 30,817 square metre (sq m) development in the Netherlands, the group announced on Friday (Mar 6). The facility is located in Oosterhout, within the Arnhem-Nijmegen metropolitan area. This marks the group’s second Dutch logistics acquisition, following the purchase of…
Read MoreThe Five Craziest Things Trump’s New Pick for DHS Secretary Has Said
At least 87 sailors were killed in the torpedo attack in international waters in the Indian Ocean, and the Sri Lankan navy responded to the Dena’s distress call and rescued 32 survivors, but 61 members of the crew are still missing. The U.S. didn’t respond to the call, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth crowed…
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