Posts by Kim Browne
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust grows presence in Europe with 4 property acquisitions
The agreed purchase price of about 294.9 million euros represents a 1.5% discount to their appraised value [SINGAPORE] Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust ( FLCT ) has acquired equity interests in four property-holding companies, the real estate investment trust’s (Reit) manager said on Monday (May 25). The four companies collectively own two freehold logistics properties…
Read MoreOnly 15% of workers in Singapore feel their jobs are safe amid AI-driven anxieties: survey
[SINGAPORE] Less than one-fifth of workers in Singapore feel their jobs are secure, reflecting growing anxiety over how artificial intelligence and workplace transformation could reshape careers, ADP said in its People at Work 2026 report. The 15 per cent figure falls below the Asia-Pacific average of 18 per cent and the global average of 22…
Read MoreCan Marriage Survive the Manosphere?
If a marriage is no longer enjoyable, what reason is there to remain committed, especially when unmarried life can be pretty fun, too? Coontz is cognizant of the economic obstacles that put marriage out of reach. Like the card-carrying socialist she once was, she calls for affordable childcare, paid leave, and other programs that would…
Read MoreThe Voting Rights Act Is Dead. Here’s a New Model for Black Politics.
The Biden presidency illustrated both the decline of the old Black politics and the struggles of the M4BL version. Biden overwhelmingly won the older Black vote during the Democratic primary, in part because the pastors and politicians of the Black Old Guard embraced him. He maintained close relationships with longtime Black officials like Representative James…
Read MoreAddvalue Tech rises 14.5% on H2 earnings surge
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Addvalue Technologies rose on Monday (May 25) morning after the mainboard-listed company reported higher net profit for its second half ended Mar 31. The stock rose 14.5 per cent or S$0.02 to S$0.158 as at 11.59 am on Monday, with 200.1 million shares changing hands. By the midday trading break, it had…
Read MoreThe war-driven supply shock already roiling manufacturing in Asia
Published Mon, May 25, 2026 · 07:36 AM [TOKYO] Countries in Asia are reeling from a shortage of naphtha, a petroleum derivative used in a dizzying array of products, from household plastic wrap to industrial inks and medical devices. Early global alarm over the war in the Middle East centred on skyrocketing crude prices and…
Read MoreTo AI executives, we’re all just ‘meat computers’
This comparison has not landed well with a public anxious about the artificial intelligence future Source link
Read MoreSNAP Cuts Threaten to Cut Young Adults Off at the Knees
Even before its passage, SNAP had “always had a very rigorous application process” that was difficult for young adults to navigate, said Ed Bolen, director of SNAP state strategies at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Research suggests that young adults already have difficulty accessing social safety net benefits. Roughly 55 percent of the…
Read MoreLawsuit risk, president’s scorn: Why US companies are tiptoeing into the Trump tariff-refund race
COMPANIES in the US are wary of saying too much about one particular nugget of good news for their bottom line and inflation. Only about 5 per cent of the 3,000 largest publicly traded US companies mentioned refunds in the context of US President Donald Trump’s now-illegal tariffs in recent comments and regulatory filings, according…
Read MoreMarketing Agencies Fail For Three Simple Reasons
It still shocks me that you need a license to cut hair or deliver milk in the U.S., yet no license is required to manage hundreds of millions in marketing budgets. That gap explains why so many agencies spin their wheels. My take is simple: agencies don’t fail because the market is hard—they fail because…
Read MoreTrump Is Now a World-Class Kleptocrat
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies, or IPS, takes a deep dive into the battery of corporations they call the “Low Wage 20”: 20 firms that currently employ 6.7 million people across the United States. The names are familiar—Amazon, Starbucks, FedEx, Walmart, and Tyson Foods are habitual malefactors—but their sins are growing…
Read MoreDemocratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!
When Trump goes too far, many of them feign ignorance. This is particularly true of Speaker Mike Johnson, who almost always pleads ignorance when confronted by the press about Trump’s misdeeds or the consequences of things Trump has done. Trump is literally the alpha and omega of Republican thought: The party platform in 2020 and…
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