Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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Get a head start to your work day with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek from 6am to 9am. Listen to insightful discussions on the stories and issues that matter the most to you and be apprised of the markets and the companies to watch.
MAR 8, 2024
08/03/24 - US Markets Wrap: On the sugar watch, junk bonds dive and big-tech optimismMichele Schneider, Chief Strategist, MarketGauge Group shares her expert opinions on the inflation return, why she's watching silver, oil and sugar, what junk bonds are telling investors about the risks in the economy, as well as the optimism surrounding big-tech right now even as we see growing calls for Google's CEO to step down.
Presented by: Ryan Huang
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Graphics credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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MAR 8, 2024
08/03/24 - Mind Your Business: Scent-savvy sisters' tips on spotting scammy perfume subscriptions?Gifts are wonderful, especially when they surprise us at our doorstep.
But recent perfume subscription scandals have left people cautious.
And a pair of sisters, Sadira Yeong & Co-founder, Scentses + Co & Sabreena Yeong, Co-founder, Scentses + Co have broken the code and share tips on how to spot these red flags.
Presented by Emaad Akhtar
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, Healthtech, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town.
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13:40
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MAR 8, 2024
08/03/24 - Breakfast Bites: International Women's Day - celebrating famous female inventorsOn International Women's Day, we cast our minds back in history to celebrate some of the famous female inventors humanity has witnessed.
We feature the inventors of computer programming, the life raft, groundbreaking telecommunication research, monopoly and the first 100% solar-powered house!
Emaad and Ryan explore further.
Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang
Produced and edited by Emaad Akhtar
Music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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04:51
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MAR 8, 2024
08/03/24 - Climate Connections: Sumatra's Forest Guardian - Leading a generation of powerful women to save Leuser’s last pristine rainforestsIn the heart of Sumatra lies the Leuser Ecosystem - the last place on Earth where several of the key Sundaland mega-fauna species can still be found together: the tiger, orangutan, elephant, and rhino. But all that are under extreme threat due to unsustainable development.
In the spirit of International Women’s Day, on this episode of Climate Connections - we feature the Chairperson & Co-Founder of Forest Nature and Environment Aceh, Farwiza Farhan, a fearless female voice who has succeeded in advocating for law enforcement against companies operating illegally and launched a citizen lawsuit that empowers local communities to have meaningful involvement in policy making.
Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Voiced by: Emaad Akhtar
Photo credits:HAkA, Joel Sartore, Paul Hilton, Ruben Hoekstra, Junaidi Hanafiah, Citra Drone, leuserconservationforum IG
Music credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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MAR 7, 2024
07/03/24 - Morning Shot: How Singaporean women are leading winds of changeIn line with International Women’s Day, 10 women will be inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame this year.
The list is secret for now but we reveal 1 out of the 10 on this episode of Morning Shot ahead of the induction on Mar 8. It’s none other than Sylvia Toh, Pioneering humour writer and the Grandmother of Singlish. She shares more about her personal journey carving a career in humour writing and how she become the "Grandmother of Singlish".
Koh Yan Ping, CEO, Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations also weighs in on the level of gender parity within workplaces in Singapore and what can be improved.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang
Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Graphics credits: SCWO & Independent Market via Facebook
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MAR 7, 2024
07/03/24 - US Markets Wrap: An analysis on the Federal Reserve's Beige BookDavid Dietze, Managing Principal & Senior Investment Strategist, Peapack Private Wealth Management shares his insights on the possibility of a soft landing, why he's got his eyes on Pfizer, and latest data in the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.
Presented by: Ryan Huang
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Graphics credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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MAR 7, 2024
07/03/24 - Breakfast Bites: Bill Gates forked out nearly $31 million to buy a...book!?!?For centuries, books have come to represent the fastest and most effective way for us to enhance our knowledge about virtually anything.
Which civilization was responsible for inventing these treasured creatures? What is the best-selling book of all-time?
And find out which book Bill Gates forked out nearly $31 million for in 1994!
Emaad and Ryan explore further.
Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang
Produced and edited by Emaad Akhtar
Music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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05:02
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MAR 7, 2024
07/03/24 - Bigger Picture: Fed says too early to cut rates, but expects to do so this yearManpreet Gill, Chief Investment Officer, Africa/Middle East/Europe, Standard Chartered, dissects Fed Chair Jerome Powell's semiannual testimony on interest rate cuts; whether China's 5% growth target is achievable and enough to lift Chinese markets over a sustained period of time; the investor outlook for US and Japanese markets; why Bitcoin is proving attractive; and factors driving gold prices.
Presented by Ryan Huang
Podcast edited by Emaad Akhtar (eakhtar@sph.com.sg)
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08:29
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MAR 7, 2024
07/03/24 - Mind Your Business: Condos - out of reach for average Singaporeans, what's wrong?In the midst of soaring property prices in land-scarce Singapore, the burning question arises: Are condominiums slipping out of reach for the average Singaporean?
How much should one earn to afford that dream condominium?
Evan Chung, Head of KF Property Network offers insights from their latest Wealth Report, to uncover the income thresholds, explore popular districts, oversupply concerns, and trends shaping Singapore's real estate landscape in 2024.
Presented by Ryan Huang , Emaad Akhtar 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, Healthtech, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town.
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09:03
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MAR 6, 2024
06/03/24 - Breakfast Bites: A tax on beards and windows?!? Who invented that?Nobody enjoys paying their taxes, but its a part and parcel of life. We might be used to more conventional forms of taxation in the modern era, but during historical times, some very strange ones were in place (albeit, for not very long).
A tax on beards, and on windows, are just two of the more bizarre taxes that were implemented.
Emaad and Ryan explore further.
Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang
Produced and edited by Emaad Akhtar
Music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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