Posts by Kim Browne
SIA flying into turbulence from fuel costs, Air India losses, but dividends offer upside
Citi maintains a ‘sell’, while DBS Group Research and CGS International maintain ‘hold’ [SINGAPORE] Analysts are cautious about Singapore Airlines ( SIA ) after the flag carrier’s earnings for the six months ended Mar 31 more than halved year on year. While the carrier attributed the fall to the absence of a gain from the…
Read MoreMarco Polo Marine H1 profit up 9% at S$11.6 million on stronger revenue; proposes shipyard business sale
The top-line growth is driven by a robust performance across both its ship chartering and shipyard segments [SINGAPORE] Integrated marine logistics company Marco Polo Marine on Friday (May 15) posted a 9 per cent rise in net profit to S$11.6 million for its first half ended Mar 31, up from S$10.6 million in the year-ago…
Read MoreReport: Kash Patel Was Desperate to Snorkel in a Graveyard
Kash Patel can’t stop living the good life. The FBI director reportedly went on a VIP snorkeling trip while on a visit to Hawaii last summer that the bureau stressed was not a vacation. Patel was officially in the state to tour the FBI’s Honolulu branch and meet with local law enforcement, or at least…
Read MoreDHS Is Stepping Up Its Intimidation Campaign Against a Federal Judge
“Thus, allowing President Trump to conduct discovery on actual malice, where his initial attempt at pleading a defamation claim fell short, is exactly the type of ‘expensive yet groundless litigation’ the Eleventh Circuit has cautioned against,” Gayles wrote in his ruling. Trump sued the Journal in July 2025, claiming that the newspaper’s reporting that Trump…
Read MoreTrump Team Is Freaking Out About His Plan for Birthday Pardons
“Oh wow, I’m so sorry for calling you a Jew,” Paul said. The senator’s son then went on a rant against Jewish people, calling them anti-American and claiming Lawler and his “Jewish supporters” served Israel over America. Lawler argued with Paul and defended his support of Israel, telling him that he was antisemitic. Paul then…
Read MoreWall St opens higher as Nvidia gains; US-China talks, data in focus
Published Thu, May 14, 2026 · 09:48 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street stock indexes opened higher on Thursday (May 14) as Nvidia’s shares jumped, while investors assessed economic data and watched developments around the high-stakes US-China summit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 150.4 points, or 0.30 per cent, at the open to 49,843.58. The…
Read MoreTrump Iran Tirade Visibly Rattles GOPers as Leaks Expose New Blunders
The fallout continues from Donald Trump’s startling rant admitting that he isn’t concerned with how the Iran war is impacting Americans’ finances. On Wednesday, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and numerous other Republicans struggled to spin away the damage, but they appeared visibly flummoxed. Indeed, the GOP cracks are worsening: Three GOP Senators just voted to…
Read MoreWhy Website Security is a Leadership Issue
Company websites are often a source of revenue, a customer service portal, a lead generation system, a recruiting tool, and more. When cybersecurity fails, the damage hits the whole company, not just the IT department. As a result, customers lose trust, legal risk increases, and executives are usually blamed for the mess. However, many leaders…
Read MoreRepublicans Aren’t Done Stealing Democratic Seats
Republicans in two more Southern states, South Carolina and Georgia, are moving ahead with plans to redraw their districts this year following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais last month. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is planning to call state legislators for a special session, local TV station…
Read MoreMiami Residents Sue to Block Trump’s Scammy Presidential Library
Miami residents are suing President Trump, claiming that the land given to him for the construction of his presidential library was an illegal transaction intended to curry favor with the president—a violation of the domestic emoluments clause of the Constitution. The lawsuit calls for the land sale to be canceled. The lawsuit points to the…
Read MoreSide Hustles Are The Real Entrepreneurial School
Entrepreneurship didn’t start with a pitch deck for me. It started with a backpack and a front porch. The lesson has held up across every venture since: doing beats dreaming. My view is simple—small, fast bets build the muscles that big wins require. This matters because too many would-be founders wait for perfect timing, or…
Read MoreWith World Cup 30 Days Away, ICE Still Threatens Fans
The GOP is responding to Democrats protesting being wiped off the map by ripping away the last bit of representative power they had, all while scolding them for “instigating and encouraging disruptions … in coordination with paid protestors and attendees,” and using “prohibited props and noisemakers on the House Floor.” “Speaker of the TN House…
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