The Amazon for War: Mstar Defense Heads for IPO, Riding a $2.8B Valuation as Global Ammo Demand Ramps Up. Interview Edition
Los Angeles, August 2025 — Mstar Defense, a fast-growing defense company currently valued at $2.8 billion, is gearing up for an IPO. The deal
Figma’s IPO Soars, Tripling in Value on First Day of Trading
Figma exploded on the stock market, tripling in value on its first day trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The design tool company,
Low Tuck Kwong: The Billionaire Who Defied Coal’s Decline
Singapore-born tycoon Low Tuck Kwong has amassed a staggering fortune of $27.9 billion by investing in coal mining, even as experts repeatedly predicted that
Trump Unleashes Global Tariff Wave, Markets Slide Worldwide
Trump just took his trade war up a notch. With one executive order, he hit imports from almost 100 countries with new tariffs—some as
In Russia, Even Searching Online Can Get You Fined
Russia just passed a law that takes online control to a new level. Signed by President Putin, it makes it illegal to search for
Tariff Whiplash: Lesotho Slammed by U.S. Trade Shift, Struggles to Recover
Lesotho, a small mountain nation in southern Africa, just got a break: the U.S. cut its punishing tariff from 50% down to 15%. But
Germany’s Military Wakes Up: Recruits Rise as NATO Pressure Builds
After years of playing it safe on defense, Germany’s military is finally changing—both in size and in mindset. Between January and July 2025, the
Zelenskyy’s Urgent Call: Crush Russia’s Economy Now to End the War by 2025
On July 26, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his sharpest ask yet: crank up the pressure on Russia—hard—and end the war this year.