Posts by Kim Browne
Couche-Tard’s failed bid for Seven & i sparks debate over Japan
[TOKYO] Alimentation Couche-Tard’s decision to walk away in frustration from an attempted acquisition of Seven & i Holdings set off a debate in Tokyo as to what lessons foreign companies with ambitions for M&A should draw. The bid was audacious from the start. 7-Eleven convenience stores have one of Japan’s most recognisable brands and a…
Read MoreTrump Comes Up With Another Excuse for That Weird Bruise on His Hand
The Trump administration is doing damage control on the visible signs of aging in the president, as seen in his swollen legs and a mysterious bruise on his hand. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Levitt revealed that the president had emergency heart tests to figure out what was going on and was found…
Read More“The Liberals Were Right”: Neo-Nazi Turns on Trump Over Epstein
One of Donald Trump’s former employees is drawing a line connecting Jeffrey Epstein and the real estate mogul. The former president and chief operating officer of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Jack O’Donnell, told CNN Wednesday that he once had to reprimand Trump for bringing a 19-year-old into the casino with the…
Read MoreEvery Democrat Who Helped Pass Trump’s Dangerous Crypto Bill
One of Donald Trump’s former employees is drawing a line connecting Jeffrey Epstein and the real estate mogul. The former president and chief operating officer of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Jack O’Donnell, told CNN Wednesday that he once had to reprimand Trump for bringing a 19-year-old into the casino with the…
Read MoreTrump’s Vile, Corrupt Attack on Adam Schiff Is Already Backfiring
“From beginning to end, this process is highly irregular,” Michael Bromwich, a former Justice Department inspector general who’s still well regarded by government insiders, told me. Making this stranger, these issues involving Schiff have been aired before, during his 2024 Senate campaign, when multiple of Schiff’s Fannie Mae loans and residences came to light. As…
Read MoreInside Trump’s Angry, Desperate Push to Silence MAGA on Epstein Fiasco
President Trump is in a rage over his inability to get MAGA to stop talking about the Jeffrey Epstein files. He unleashed a furious Truth Social tirade on it, and then rambled bizarrely about it to reporters for a minute straight. Meanwhile, striking new polls from Quinnipiac and from CNN show wide public dissatisfaction with…
Read MoreTSMC profit surges again after AI drives big jump in sales
The company’s performance underscores resilient demand for high-end AI chips from the likes of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, which is outpacing its production capacity. Published Thu, Jul 17, 2025 · 02:22 PM [TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported a better-than-expected 61 per cent jump in profit for the June quarter, bolstering confidence in…
Read MoreEurope: Chip stocks drag shares lower after ASML’s warning
EUROPEAN shares fell on Wednesday, with chip stocks hit hard after ASML flagged a hit to its revenue growth, while reports of US President Donald Trump considering firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell also hit sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.57 per cent lower at 541.84, marking its fourth straight day of losses. Most regional…
Read MoreMAGA Republican Says He Doesn’t Care If ICE Detains U.S. Citizens
Donald Trump started his Tuesday morning with a stark warning to his MAGA followers still interested in the Jeffrey Epstein case: Anyone who wants answers is falling for a Democratic “bullshit.” “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steel Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents,…
Read MoreTrump Whines About Person Who Appointed Powell, Forgetting It Was Him
Donald Trump started his Tuesday morning with a stark warning to his MAGA followers still interested in the Jeffrey Epstein case: Anyone who wants answers is falling for a Democratic “bullshit.” “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steel Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents,…
Read MoreArtist Slams DHS for Stealing His Artwork for Their Racist Propaganda
Donald Trump started his Tuesday morning with a stark warning to his MAGA followers still interested in the Jeffrey Epstein case: Anyone who wants answers is falling for a Democratic “bullshit.” “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steel Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents,…
Read MoreTrump Calls His Own Supporters “Stupid” for Caring About Epstein
Donald Trump started his Tuesday morning with a stark warning to his MAGA followers still interested in the Jeffrey Epstein case: Anyone who wants answers is falling for a Democratic “bullshit.” “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steel Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents,…
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