Posts by Kim Browne
Another Country Is Helping Iran Target the U.S. Military
The Senate seat was vacated when its previous occupant, Jay Collins, was appointed Florida’s lieutenant governor. Nathan’s campaign sought to downplay culture wars and instead elevate issues such as better paying jobs, affordable housing, and quality education. It’s the latest Democratic upset in Florida, which has swung solidly Republican in the Trump era. In December,…
Read More7 things early-stage investors instantly recognize that most founders miss
There is a moment in almost every early-stage pitch where the founder thinks it went well, and the investor quietly decides it did not. It is rarely about your deck design or even your idea. It is about pattern recognition. Investors see hundreds of companies a year, and over time they develop a kind of…
Read More7 things early-stage investors instantly recognize that most founders miss
There is a moment in almost every early-stage pitch where the founder thinks it went well, and the investor quietly decides it did not. It is rarely about your deck design or even your idea. It is about pattern recognition. Investors see hundreds of companies a year, and over time they develop a kind of…
Read More7 financial discipline habits that actually keep startups alive
If you’ve ever opened your banking dashboard and felt a mix of pride and quiet panic, you’re not alone. Early-stage founders live in a strange tension where every dollar feels both like fuel and a countdown clock. You’re told to “move fast,” but no one really teaches you how to stay financially grounded while doing…
Read MoreAlex Pretti’s Death Came After Insane Stephen Miller Order
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s outrageous order to immigration officials may have sparked the confrontation that killed an American citizen. During one of his many furious morning calls with immigration enforcement officials, Miller demanded that federal agents be dispatched to certain areas of Minneapolis in order to “force confrontations” with anti-ICE protesters,…
Read MoreAir Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to quit after furor about crash condolence video
Published Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 10:25 PM [MONTREAL] Air Canada chief executive officer Michael Rousseau announced he is leaving after creating a public relations fiasco with an English-language video about the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Rousseau, 68, will retire by the end of the third quarter, Air Canada said…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump Allies Shiv Stephen Miller as Midterm Panic Grows
Some people inside are disputing that—they’re saying that Miller is merely passionate, not abusive. But you know what, Chris, I’m going to put my money on abusive. Miller and Trump wanted to deport one million people a year, but by a number of different estimates, they clearly fell far short of that number, maybe hitting…
Read MoreNike’s China stumble exposes execution gaps
Insiders say top-down decision-making limits responsiveness to local market needs Published Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 05:41 PM [SHANGHAI] Nike’s troubles in China are being laid bare as operational missteps collide with fierce domestic competition and a cooling consumer, revealing execution flaws at the US sportswear giant beyond just a backlash against foreign brands. Greater…
Read MoreHong Kong IPO revival hits snags, raising stakes for big deals
Published Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 10:40 AM HONG Kong’s relentless surge in share sales over the past year is beginning to encounter headwinds, potentially slowing deal momentum and raising the stakes for a wave of jumbo transactions in the pipeline. Listings have raised more than US$13 billion in the first three months, notching their…
Read MoreTrump’s “God Squad” Might Vote for a Whale’s Extinction This Week
We have been trained to view these meetings as dry regulatory disputes over administrative law or the “rational” weighing of economic interests. But what happens on Tuesday is a matter of life and death. The committee—composed of the heads of the Interior, Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Army, and the…
Read MoreS-Reits pursuing growth as Iran war escalates risk poorly timed equity raising exercises
A greater focus on value unlocking moves versus acquisitions could go a long way in sustaining investor enthusiasm [SINGAPORE] Market watchers who had been closely monitoring Lendlease Global Commercial Reit’s (L-Reit’s) preferential offering of new units might not have been all that surprised by the significant undersubscription rate that was announced last week. The S$196.6…
Read MoreInstitutions pull back as buybacks and insider buying persist
FOR the five trading sessions spanning Mar 20 to 26, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$79 million, partially reversing the S$365 million net inflow for the preceding five sessions. The stocks that had the highest net institutional outflow over the five sessions included CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment…
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