The Evening Runway with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Urban aerial mobility vehicles, or flying cars to the man in the street, has become increasingly in the spotlight these days. While the market is still nascent, some venture capitalists are already putting their money into the industry, which was valued at US$2.7 billion according to some sources.  But how do startups overcome regulatory hurdles to develop vehicles that can be used by a wide range of customers? What is their market positioning and pricing strategy? Just how much money is up for grabs for them to take the risk to venture into the urban aerial mobility market? On Market View today, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian speaks to Dr. Neo Kok Beng, CEO & Founder of NEO Aeronautics to find out more.

Cryptocurrencies experienced a detrimental deflation in its value in the last quarter. Consequently, some companies had to close down their operations and put a termination on recruitment. Around 1,700 workers were laid off globally in June. Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Dr. Julian Hosp, CEO and Co-Founder of Singapore-based decentralised finance platform, Cake DeFi to find out more. 

It’s officially mask-free days starting Aug 29 (Monday), as it is made optional indoors. But is it okay to do so, especially for people who are still Covid-free? On Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious disease specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore, to find out more Highlights:  00:58 Is it entirely safe now to remove our masks now?  03:10 Why do you recommend we should still keep our masks on?  04:44 What would a universal vaccine mean to a fight against Covid?  07:44 Do you think mask mandate will be back again with another wave of reinfections?  08:22 What is your view on the regime in our fight against Covid moving forward?  09:01 Should we still mask up onboard a plane? 

With the current shift in the technology landscape, virtual reality puts great pressure on companies regarding optimisation in growth and current customer retention. To maintain the resilience of the business, a survey by Harvard Business Review and Salesforce proved that it is crucial for every business to create a superior customer experience, which helps boost revenue and lower costs. In the Spotlight, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Edward Hutchins, the product lead for Thoughtworks to find out more. 

US stocks have failed to wriggle their way out of an earlier market rout after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank's resolve. Can we expect markets to bottom out over the next week? Will the US nonfarm payrolls report report out tomorrow make any difference to current market sentiments?  In the meantime, what are the latest developments affecting oil prices and would we see a despite in global markets?  And in company news - Elon Musk filed another notice to terminate the acquisition of Twitter. What is the Tesla's chief's true intentions really?  Back home, which are the stocks that investors here in Singapore should be looking at?  On Market View today, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Terence Wong, CEO of Azure Capital to get you all the details you need to know this week.

Law Minister K. Shanmugamsaid that there was no clear evidence that both Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim were currently taking drugs as the evidence was inconclusive.  Here’s more from the minister on the Straits Times The Big Story.

It is true that being resilient to grow in an uncertain environment is important. To help organisations reach better growth in the post-crisis, a new strategy should be adopted for both survival and innovation during the crisis. However, such approaches should not only be utilised during the challenging periods, they should also be integrated in normal daily lives to maintain its agility. Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Daniel Theyagu, Corporate Trainer, Agile Coach and Senior Managing Partner at Lateral Solutions Consulting,to find out more. 

The current inflation and economic uncertainty have urged people to have better planning for retirement and wealth management. However, about 54 percent of Singaporeans, aged from 45 to 64 years old, admitted that they have yet to think about planning for retirement. This despite 75 percent saying Covid-19 has made them more concerned about it. In the Spotlight, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Gary Harvey, CEO of St James’s Place Singapore to find out more. 

With the announcement of the launch of the new ONE Pass to attract global talent from all sectors, one of the concerns Singaporeans felt was whether they will be placed at a disadvantage.  On the Straits Times The Big Story, Hairianto Diman - Multimedia Correspondent spoke with Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, the man charged with preparing young Singaporeans for future jobs, to find out more.

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has made it clear to market participants that the central banks would raise interest rates in a way that will cause “some pain” to the US economy, sending markets to a nosedive in recent days.  There is no ambiguity on the Fed’s position ahead, but how sticky do we expect prices to be, and when will the Fed be able to adjust its course? On Market View today, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these burning questions to Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy at OCBC Bank.