Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Uma Moriarty, Senior Investment Strategist, CenterSquare Investment Management weighs in on what's driving optimism in the markets currently, the retail landscape coming on the back of inflationary pressures, what jobless claim numbers are pointing to, as well as her sentiments on REITS right now. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

On this episode of Mind Your Business, retired science teacher and Founder of BEE AMAZED Garden, John Chong shares his personal journey on how he traded books for bees. Abuzz with his passion to conserve these precious pollinators, he's on a mission to create deeper mindshare with communities around the world. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar and Ryan Huang Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Mark Matthews, Managing Director & Head of Research Asia at Julius Baer shares his insights on sentiments surrounding what the Fed might do next, commentaries surrounding big tech and AI firms and the three horsemen that he has his eyes on right now. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Results of the 2023 Primary School Leaving Examination are set to be released today (Nov 22).  Associate Professor Cindy Deng, Nanyang Business School, NTU shares her insights on how deeply ingrained competitiveness is in our society and whether students and parents in Singapore are embracing learning beyond that paper chase. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Barnabas Gan, Acting Chief Economist, RHB Bank, discusses why he feels Singapore is likely to hit the top of the range for next year's growth forecast of between 1% and 3%, picking up from 2023's forecast of 1%.

Berita Harian, the flagship Malay language daily of SPH Media, has named Singer-Songwriter of Cross Radio Artiste, shazza (Shareefa Aminah Abdul Shariff) as Berita Harian’s Young Achiever of the Year. shazza joins us in our Money FM 89.3 studio to share about her remarkable journey, where her hit song "Right Person Wrong Time” has gained over 1.3 million streams on Spotify. Listen to shazza singing her hit song LIVE as she also shares about the creative process behind the song as well as her future goals. Music credits: Cross Radio Artiste & its talented community of contributors Presented by Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech Highlights: (0.08) Snippet of Hit Song "Right Person, Wrong Time" & Introduction (1.27) Thoughts on your journey and the award (2.53) Take us back to the beginning (3.50) How has internet and online platforms helped propelled your success?  (5.31) Share about the impact of Spotify's Equal Campaign  (7.01) shazza sings her hit song LIVE (8.46) What was the creative process behind "Right Person, Wrong Time" (10.21) What are the challenges you've faced as a young artiste? (12.31) What's next in your music career?

Thomas Taw, Head of APAC iShares Investment Strategy, BlackRock, discusses what's driving the current momentum in global markets; why Japanese stocks are performing so well; whether a potential bottoming out of the yen presents headwinds for Japanese stocks; what stimulus measures Chinese authorities need to take to shore up the economy; and where the opportunities for the best Asian equity returns lie in the next 5-10 years.

The pandemic brought a green wave as people sought comfort in plants at home. Now, with the world buzzing again, the question is, how do you keep that natural embrace alive without adding more chaos? One business owner offers a stress-free option for your green therapy fix with a diverse succulent collection, easily accessible via vending machines. Kwek Seow Yang, Business Owner, Green Thumb X shares about the inspiration behind his succulent plant business, the vending machine retail model, the money side of things, how to keep your plants healthy and alive, as well as tips for people looking to start a vending machine. Presented by Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

The US has successfully averted a government shutdown ahead of the year-end, with the signing of a stopgap bill splitting the deadlines for passing of full-year appropriations bills in January and February next year. And can the recent Biden-Xi meeting paper over cracks in US-China relationship?  On this episode of Morning Shot, Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development, SafePro Group shares more. Presented by: Audrey Siek Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Chartered Market Technician, Jay Woods, Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets shares his insights on latest momentum playing out in the AI and big tech space, resistance level for the S&P 500, takeaways from the latest retail sales data, and expectations for the next Fed meeting. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)