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Dave Sekera, Chief US Market Strategist at Morningstar Research Services gives a deep-dive on how markets are pricing out as Washington nears the June 1 deadline set by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, as well as an analysis on the tech and oil sectors.  Presented by: Sean Cheong This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

On Mind Your Business, we delve into the challenges and limitations faced by the boating industry in small countries like Singapore, where the number of boats is significantly lower compared to larger maritime nations. Dione Schick, Co-founder and Director, BASCO Boating & Member of Boating Industry Association Singapore shares the tips and suggestions for first-time boat buyers, innovative ways that niche businesses are adapting to digitalization and e-commercialization, and explores the economic spin-offs of boat ownership for the local economy. Presenter: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

Can anything stop the mega cap tech stocks melt up? With big names like Nvidia and Microsoft exploding past their 50 and 200 day moving averages, do charts and indicators still make sense? Plus, Apple receives a rare downgrade, China bans Micron and it's unlikely to be the last.  Should investors be concerned? Phan Vee Leung, CIO, Trackrecord unpacks it all on Bigger Picture. Presenter: Sean Cheong This podcast is edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

"Finding a location is like finding a boyfriend or girlfriend!" says MasterChef Singapore Season 1 Runner-up, Genevieve Lee, who’s also the Founder of Sourbombe Artisanal Bakery. She gives a first-hand account of the thought process behind transforming her home-based business into two physical stores, each occupying very different space profiles. Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)  Highlights: 01:14 - At the point when you decided to turn your home-based business into a physical store - what exactly went through your mind when considering what kind of shop space you needed, of course keeping in mind that you did all of that while the COVID-19 pandemic persisted?  03:28 - Tell us, which were some of the areas you considered back then? Were there surprising options along the way?  05:26 - I've actually passed by your shop at Penang Road actually. So, was it based more on the rental or other logistical issues as well, such as installing machines like ovens, for example? 06:22 - Aside from that space, Genevieve - we understand that you now also have another store at Changi Jewel. That's obviously very different, a very different shop space profile. Why the choice to venture into such a different shop space, assuming that the overheads there are quite high? 08:25 - In your opinion, in the bigger scheme of things, how important is the location of a shop space to a business like yours?  09:53 - With many business owners, much of setting up the business itself is trial and error. So if you could do all of this again, would you have gone for the same shop spaces that you had gone with and why? 11:05 - Just very quickly, with regards to your intention to franchise your business - any new plans in the pipeline just yet? 

In a landmark joint communique at the G7 summit in Japan over the weekend - member countries made the the group’s most detailed articulation of a shared position on China to date, stressing the need to cooperate with the world’s second-largest economy, but also to counter its “malign practices” and “coercion”. Plus, it also repeated its unswerving backing for Kyiv, on the back of an in-person appeal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development at SafePro Group unpacks all of that.  Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

In this episode of Mind Your Business, we look at the extraordinary journey of a dynamic C-Suite couple, who have mastered the art of balancing personal fulfilment and professional achievements. Denise Kee, Chief Executive Officer of Xtremax & James Leong, Chief Technology Officer, Xtremax talk to us about their secrets, insights, and the transformative blueprint they've developed to create a harmonious life both at home and in the high-pressure world of the C-suite. Presenter: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

The debt ceiling continues to hang over the markets this week. Is the possibility of no deal already priced into the markets? Elsewhere in Asia, investors will be waiting on a slew of central bank meetings this week. The Nikkei is on a tear, hitting 33-year highs. Is there room to the upside or has this train already left the station? Matthew Taylor, Senior Director of FTI consulting, joins us on the Bigger Picture to unpack it all for what to look ahead in the week. Presenter : Sean Cheong This podcast is edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

The global market size of deep tech is estimated to reach $3.73 billion by 2032. Around 15% of the market share is controlled by the top five tech companies; Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Apple.  Given the uncertain economic conditions that have cast a shadow over the growth of startups in Singapore, can deep tech ventures here flourish in the market?  Kellie Chan, Assistant Director, Investments at SGInnovate shares insights into the early-stage emerging tech startup landscape in Singapore, and some long-term growth trends in deep tech. Presented by: Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang

Harrison Cheng, Director for South-East Asia and ASEAN risk advisory at Control Risks shares his insights on the cloud of uncertainty that looms in Thailand's political space, even as opposition party Move Forward celebrates its historic win, along with its ally, the Pheu Thai party. The two winning parties face an uphill battle in the next few weeks or months working to overcome the built-in advantage for a military-backed bloc to form Thailand’s new government. Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Alexandre Tavazzi, Head of CIO Office and Macro Research, at Pictet Wealth Management discusses Pictet Wealth Management’s 2023 Edition of Horizon, which describes how the economic and political framework of the past 10 years is gone. The rise in interest rates, strategic rivalry, and issue of scarcity – of natural resources and labour, will all be important challenges for strategic asset allocation in the next decade.