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The H5N1 bird flu cases among animals is continuing to rise, as US officials warn about the role of humans in spreading the virus. As far as public health authorities know so far, the outbreak in dairy cattle has spilled over to three farmworkers in the United States, all of whom have had mostly mild symptoms.  There are now 102 herds in the US with H5N1 cases, though given the prevalence of inactivated virus in commercially available pasteurised milk, experts believe the true number may be even higher. In New York, the bird flu virus is not yet spreading among people, but the city is already preparing as if it could.  The virus has worried epidemiologists for its pandemic potential even before the first human patients were detected in Hong Kong back in 1997. In the years since then, it has spread through migratory birds and periodically torn through chicken farms. Fewer than 1,000 people are known to have been infected in the past 20 years, but slightly more than half of those infected have died. On this episode of Morning Shot, Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, University of New South Wales, Sydney shares her insights on  what a bird-flu pandemic in people might look like. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Graphics credits: Charlie Neibergall/ Guadalupe Pardo/Associated Press

As the hospitality industry embraces a greener future, sustainability leader Ascott takes centerstage. We explore how their lyf one-north Singapore achieved top eco-friendly honours, how they achieved 50 green certificates across properties in their portfolio in 2023 and delve more into their impactful sustainability framework. Beh Siew Kim, Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment and Managing Director, Japan and Korea, The Ascott Limited sheds light on their strategies en route to achieving the green leadership in the built sector. Presented by Ryan Huang 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.

With Southeast Asia's green economy projected to create 30 million sustainability-linked jobs and $1 trillion in annual opportunities by 2030, educational institutions, businesses, and organisations are collaborating to groom the next generation of eco-conscious leaders. We speak with two industry leaders leading the charge, June Ng, Director, J’s Salon & Kelvin Tan, Head, Sustainable Finance and Investments, HSBC. Presented by Ryan Huang 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.

Ross Gerber, President & CEO, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management shares his insights on labour market resilience, what's driving market sentiments and investors towards Nvidia and Apple, and whether there's a sense of FOMO among investors and fund managers strapping up the tech rally. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)  Photo credits: AP Photo/Richard Vogel

Generation X is entering the home stretch towards retirement, with just six months left before the first Gen Xers turn 60 - but 3 in 10 are worried that they’ll never retire.   That’s according to recent surveys by Natixis Investment Managers which have found that almost half of Gen X (48%) say it’s going to take a miracle to retire securely. To get there, they are saving an average of 17% from their annual income but half of them say they are burying their heads in the sand and avoid thinking about retirement altogether. Two critical issues seem to be shaping Generation X’s thinking about retirement - inflation and debt. In the short term, they are coming to grips with the reality of inflation. Overall, 83% of Generation X investors say the recent bout of inflation has revealed just how big a threat rising prices are to their retirement security. Nearly seven out of ten (69%) say inflation has hurt their ability to save for retirement and more than half (55%) report that they are saving less due to higher everyday costs. On this episode of Morning Shot, Dave Goodsell, Executive Director at the Natixis Centre for Investor Insight shares more. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Graphics credits: planadviser

Gina Martin Adams, Chief Equity Strategist & Global Director of Equity Strategy at Bloomberg LP shares her insights on approaching the AI space, what's a better entry point for AI names and what's holding back the small caps. She also touches on investors' sentiments surrounding the G7 leaders' focus on China and the war, against a backdrop where the US Presidential Election is just a few months away. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)  Graphics credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors 

Ken Peng, Head of Asia Investment Strategy, Citi Global Wealth Investments discusses some of the unstoppable trends to watch such ad AI-propelled digitization, energy transition, healthcare and G2 polarization. Produced/presented: Ryan Huang

Extensive clean-up measures are underway to mitigate the impact of a 400-tonne oil spill caused by the collision between a dredging boat and a bunker vessel at Pasir Panjang Terminal. With the removal of oil from the sea and oil-soaked sand from affected beaches largely completed, authorities are moving on to the next phase of clean-up, which will be more complex and is expected to take around three months. This will involve cleaning up oil remnants in places that are not easily accessible, such as rock bunds and breakwaters, where oil could be trapped in crevices or deeper below the sand. Given the scale of the oil spill and other regional environmental challenges, what sort of longer term impact could we see in our marine ecosystem and fish farm business, and how can we better mitigate the negative implications?  On this episode of Morning Shot, Chester Gan, Marine Programme Lead, WWF-Singapore shares his insights.  Presented by: Audrey Siek  Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: AP/Suhaimi Abdullah

Think flowers are just for females? Well, think again! Meet the male florist who defied expectations and transformed his family's shop into a million-dollar business. Celebrating his 10th year since taking over the reins from his parents, he shares more about his journey, the unique approach to floral artistry leading to that impressive milestone, how he builds his team, the current trends of the floral industry and how he's redefining the world of blooms. Here's our conversation with Stanley Tan, CEO, Windflower Florist. Presented by 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.

Do you feel lonely sometimes? If you do, you're definitely not alone. A report released by the Gallup State of the Global Workplace shows as many as 20% of employees globally experience daily loneliness. For those who always work from home and workers under the age of 35, loneliness is even more common at 22% and 25%.  It’s been called the loneliness epidemic. Not only is the global workforce experiencing loneliness, according to the Gallup poll, stress, sadness, and anger are also on the rise.  Audrey and Ryan talk about why this is going on, the difference between being alone and feeling lonely, and what you can do to try to improve the situation. Presented by Audrey Siek and Ryan Huang Edited and Produced by Audrey Siek Music and photo credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors