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Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist, IG discusses how Singapore banks continue to surprise in a positive way, with earnings delivering its usual beat of consensus forecasts. He shares how the earnings resilience displayed among the banks should translate to ongoing traction for their share prices ahead. Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang

Dave Sekera, Chief US Market Strategist, Morningstar Research Services shares his insights on the momentum behind the Trump bump, effects on the markets should Trump lower corporate taxes and loosen regulations, inflationary pressures and whether the Fed could be looking to change their policy pace given Trump's anticipated return to the White House in January. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images

Today's quiz is a part 2: back by popular demand: it's all about audio branding; when our minds can instantly identify certain sounds of iconic brands. Many big companies use audio or sonic branding as part of modern marketing - usually in the form of short sounds or jingles and their logo would pop up along with it. Audrey puts Ryan to the test to see how many iconic brands he can identify. Play along! Presented by Audrey Siek & Ryan Huang Produced and Edited by Audrey Siek  Music and photo credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors

The Precision Engineering (PE) sector in Singapore is on the rise, but a shortage of skilled talent poses a significant challenge. A groundbreaking partnership between industry leaders and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) is set to change that with the launch of a new training programme. This initiative offers mid-career professionals hands-on experience in actual factories, certified by NYP, equipping them for roles in this dynamic field. How is this collaboration poised to reshape the future of the PE industry and create new opportunities for individuals looking to transition into this vital sector? Here's our conversation with Lim Hee Joo, Executive Director, Wah Son Engineering & Dr Phua Chee Teck, Deputy Principal (Sustainability & Technology), Nanyang Polytechnic. Presented by Ryan Huang and Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) She produces Mind Your Business, Biz-How-To and Breakfast Special segments on the Breakfast Show. Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Startups, Health-tech, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town.

China's President Xi Jinping has congratulated Donald Trump on his latest win at the US Presidential Election, and urged both nations to find the "right way to get along", as looming US tariffs threatened to return them to the days of a trade war years ago. In an interview last month, Trump had said “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff”. Whether China’s leaders take that threat at face value or as a negotiating tactic is still unclear, with its state media being unusually quiet in the run-up to this US election. However, think tanks in the People’s Republic warn Trump will be far more difficult to negotiate with than during the previous trade war. On this episode of Morning Shot, Ross Feingold, Research Director at Caerus Consulting, and former Asia Chairman of Republicans Abroad shares his insights. Presented by: Audrey Siek Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

Let’s say you’re holding two tomatoes – one organic, and the other is just a "normal", regular tomato. They both look about the same, but one costs twice as much. Does the organic label really mean it’s “better”? Audrey and Ryan discuss findings from Singapore Health Hub - the choice is yours to make! Presented by Audrey Siek & Ryan Huang Produced and Edited by Audrey Siek  Photo and music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors

Until now, geologists have been divided as to whether this superdeep, superhot resource can be tapped. Rock under high temperature and pressures - more than 373 degrees Celsius and 220 bars of pressure - is ductile, or gooey, as opposed to a smashable stone from your backyard.  So far, data shows that rock that fractures at superhot conditions can be ten times more permeable than rock that fractures at conditions closer to the Earth’s surface, and can also deform more readily.  Scientists have found that in the Taupō Volcanic Zone, supercritical conditions are as shallow as 4 km, making it one of the rare places in the world where supercritical development is both accessible and technically feasible. So far, only Iceland, Japan, the United States and Kenya have successfully drilled superhot wells.  On today’s Climate Connections, Sheena Thomas, Interim General Manager Research Strategy and Partnership from GNS Science shares her insights on the economic potential and viability of superhot geothermal in New Zealand, and why proper environmental impact studies and collaborations with local indigenous Maori communities are absolutely critical in ensuring minimal environmental impact. She’s also a speaker at the Singapore International Energy Week this year. GNS Science is leading a multi-year research programme 'Geothermal: The Next Generation’ - to investigate New Zealand’s ‘supercritical’ (high temperature/superhot) geothermal conditions and evaluating the economic opportunity for supercritical geothermal heat and electricity generation in New Zealand. Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Audrey Siek Photo credits: GNS Science Music credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

Michele Schneider, Chief Strategist, MarketGauge Group shares her insights on how investors are reacting to the upcoming second Trump term, whether the Republicans' senate win is reverberating through the markets, as well as concerns over inflationary pressures. She also weighs in on how Trump's win is an interesting conundrum for the EV market. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: Evan Vucci / AP

Donald Trump is set to be America’s 47th president, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history that will hand him massive power at home and around the world. Trump will be returning to the White House after a polarising and dizzying campaign marked by two attempts on his life and a late decision by Democrats to put forth Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race. He will only be taking office on 20th January 2025, and there will be a transition between the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden and the incoming Trump administration. On Part Two of this two-part special edition of Morning Shot, focusing on the US Presidential Election, Bryan DeAngelis, Partner & Head of Washington Office at Penta Group and Bhagyashree Garekar, US Bureau Chief at The Straits Times share their insights. Presented by: Audrey Siek Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: Ben Curtis & Evan Vucci / AP; Doug Mills / The New York Times; Stephen Maturen / Getty Images; Designed by Yeo Kai Ting

Four years after leaving the White House, Donald Trump pulled off a dramatic comeback in US political history. He is set to move back in, after millions of Americans voted to give him a second chance. “America first” was one of Trump’s slogans that really seemed to strike a chord with voters. In his victory speech, Trump pledged to fight for Americans and “with every breath” in his body, as he called this the “golden age of America”. The republican candidate recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory, with 291 electoral votes, while Democratic Kamala Harris received 223. Harris has conceded this election and in her speech, she says she “does not concede the fight that fueled this campaign" and that she will remain steadfast in her commitment to fight “for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness and the dignity of all people” in the United States. On Part One of this two-part special edition of Morning Shot, focusing on the US Presidential Election, Bryan DeAngelis, Partner & Head of Washington Office at Penta Group shares his sights. Presented by: Audrey Siek Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Designed by Yeo Kai Ting