Posts by Kim Browne
Why Hawkfest Is The Ultimate Brand Gathering
I’ve been in the marketing world long enough to know that most industry events fall into one of two categories: stuffy networking sessions where everyone’s just trying to hand out business cards, or overly technical conferences that leave you with a headache and a notebook full of jargon.That’s exactly why we created Hawkfest—to break that…
Read MoreWTF Is Going on With Trump’s Hand?
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 MoreTranscript: Trump’s Pollster Hits Him with Brutal News as Econ Worsens
Sargent: And health care, he’s going to preside over a rise in the uninsured rate rather than preside over a move toward universal health care, which would be progress. The polling memo from Trump’s pollster starkly warns this, “Republicans can expect a loss of support in these most competitive districts if the premium tax credit…
Read MoreSingapore shares rise to new high; STI up 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore bourse closed higher on Wednesday (Jul 16), marking the third straight day the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) hit a new high. Other regional markets ended lower, amid signs of rising US inflation that is dampening investor sentiment. The STI rose 0.3 per cent or 12.43 points to close at…
Read MoreTrump’s Rage Erupts as Inflation Rises and His Pollster Openly Panics
On Tuesday, we learned that inflation rose last month. The New York Times said inflation “accelerated,” ABC News noted it “surged,” and other reports observed that President Trump’s tariffs are starting to produce long-predicted price hikes. Trump reacted angrily. He pretended the surge was nonexistent, and then deflected by unleashing a furious tweet at Federal…
Read MoreCiti to boost Japan investment banking headcount up to 15%, executive says
[HONG KONG] Citigroup plans to raise its investment banking headcount in Japan by 10 to 15 per cent over the next year and make new hires in Australia, as part of its strategy to bolster growth in the Asia Pacific, its top regional banker said. Rising interest in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Japan…
Read MoreFlying taxi CEO is a billionaire again after stock rallies to all-time high
[NEW YORK] Four years after a much-hyped Spac (special purpose acquisition company) deal followed by a swift collapse, shares of US flying taxi company Joby Aviation have rallied to an all-time high, lifting the value of its founder’s stake to more than US$1 billion. Chief executive officer JoeBen Bevirt, 51, owns a 12 per cent…
Read MoreUS: Nasdaq edges to record as Dow, S&P 500 retreat
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Tuesday despite another Nasdaq record as President Donald Trump announced a US trade deal with Indonesia ahead of a deadline still facing numerous other countries. All Indonesian goods entering the United States will encounter a 19 per cent tariff, below the 32 per cent previously threatened, according to…
Read MoreHomeland Security Agents Stunned by Pro-Palestine Arrest Orders
Officers from the Department of Homeland Security who arranged the arrests of foreign university students over their pro-Palestinian speech claimed that the orders they received were so unusual, they weren’t sure if they were legal, Politico reported Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Willliam Young heard testimony from four veteran DHS officers as part of a lawsuit…
Read MoreTrump Promised to End Inflation. He’s Bringing It Back Instead.
The only uncertainty about how much inflation Trump’s tariff policy will create going forward is that we don’t know what Trump’s tariff policy will be from one day to the next. The stock market has evidently decided not to worry because, as investors see it, Trump is constantly threatening tariffs against individual nations and then…
Read MoreThe New GOP Bill Will Gouge Workers—And to Them, That’s Nothing New
Out-of-control costs were a constant theme. And no matter what kind of work people are doing, they don’t expect their paychecks to keep up or to get dramatically bigger any time soon. So people turn to gig work and side jobs, they sell their possessions online, and even sell their plasma. Americans are nothing if…
Read MoreIt’s Official: Trump’s Tariffs Are Driving Up Inflation
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Trump to destroy the Department of Education. Until Monday, a lower court’s injunction had barred the administration from firing about half of the department’s roughly 4,000 employees—halting a move that Education Secretary Linda McMahon called “the first step in a total shutdown” of the department—while the layoffs…
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