Posts by Swedan Margen
How the GOP Can Make the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ a Political Winner
It does involve a concession from the anti-tax crowd. Source link
Read MoreThe Media’s Stubbornly Skewed Coverage of the Trans ‘Treatment’ Debate
Reports insisted that the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling was a blow to ‘transgender rights,’ without ever adequately explaining — or justifying — the term. Source link
Read MoreThe Remarkable Idiocy of Comic Dave Smith
He’s a Whoopi Goldberg libertarian. Source link
Read MoreHow the Israel-Iran War Could End
Lessons from the Iran-Iraq War. Source link
Read MoreCurrency traders ditching the US dollar for euro on option bets
The euro is taking on a bigger role in the global currency options market as traders skirt around the US dollar given the risks from unpredictable US policy and a global trade war. There’s been a shift in trading volumes. Around 15-30 per cent of contracts tied to the US dollar versus major currencies were…
Read MoreSingapore: 41-Year-Old Cyclist Dies in Deadly Accident, Involving Car, in Bugis
A 41-year-old cyclist died on Saturday, June 21, after he was rushed to the hospital following an accident with a car in Bugis on the morning of June 19. The police said that they were informed about the accident at Victoria Street towards Kallang Road at 6.30 am on the same day. The video footage…
Read MoreHong Kong stock rally shakes up investor playbook for China
Wall Street entered 2025 with bullish bets on onshore Chinese stocks, counting on Beijing’s stimulus drive to cushion the blow from US tariffs. Six months in, they couldn’t have been more wrong. Blame it on the breakthrough by DeepSeek in artificial intelligence (AI) that suddenly turned the tide in favour of Chinese shares listed in…
Read MoreTesla to roll out robotaxis in overdue step towards Musk dream
Tesla is rolling out its first robotaxis on the streets of Austin after almost a decade of hype from Elon Musk, kicking off a precarious new era for the carmaker. The launch of a driverless taxi service on Sunday (Jun 22) is set to begin modestly, with a handful of vehicles in limited areas of…
Read MoreWhat Are Bunker Busters? 15-Ton GBU-57A/B Bomb that Cost $500 Is the Only Weapon that Could Destroy Fordow Nuclear Facility
A 15-ton “bunker buster” bomb was likely needed to destroy Iran’s final remaining nuclear facility — a weapon only the United States possesses. The extremely powerful weapon is the largest conventional (non-nuclear) bomb in the U.S. military’s arsenal. The bomb was necessary because the target — the Fordow uranium enrichment plant — is buried roughly…
Read MoreUS Bombs Six ‘Bunker Bombs’ on Iran’s Highly Secretive Fordow Nuclear Facility as Trump Declares Site Is ‘Completely and Totally Obliterated’
The U.S. military dropped six “bunker buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility on Saturday night, along with strikes on two other key facilities, as President Trump announced that the underground plant, buried nearly 300 feet beneath a mountain, had been “completely and totally obliterated.” Trump stunned the world just before 8 p.m. on…
Read MoreDespite softer retail outlook, most S-Reits with Singapore retail assets record double-digit positive rent reversions
[SINGAPORE] Seven Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with local retail assets have recorded improvements in revenue and net property income (NPI), supported by improved operating metrics, positive rental reversions and robust occupancy rates. They are: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT), Lendlease Global Commercial Reit (L-Reit), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust…
Read MoreUS investors, Asia’s ultra-rich drive growth in Asia-Pacific private credit
[SINGAPORE] A slight uptick in private-credit fundraising in Asia-Pacific (Apac) last year has given market players optimism for a positive 2025, even as investors continue to avoid China. They said deals in India and Australia can fill the gap, while more investors within and outside Apac are allocating capital to private credit in the region. And…
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