Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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.
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US Markets Wrap: Markets stumble as inflation fears return and the Fed holds its nerve
Wall Street tumbles as fresh data and signals from Jerome Powell reinforce fears that inflation will stay higher for longer. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Bigger Pic: A shift in retail property - From transactions to experiences
Shopping malls in Singapore are no longer just about convenience: they’re being reimagined as spaces for community, experience, and everyday living.
Morning Shot: 11 BTO Tries - What Went Wrong, and What Can Be Done?
A viral TikTok video questioning why hundreds of flats from a Bukit Merah BTO project later appeared in the Sale of Balance Flats exercise has reignit...
US Markets Wrap: Crude Awakening How Oil and the Fed Are Driving the Markets
Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist, Interactive Brokers breaks down a wild trading session and looks past the headlines to understand what is truly movin...
Mind Your Business: Building a Singapore fashion label with Andrea Chong
Many influencers launch brands. Few build businesses that last. The Breakfast Show invites Andrea Chong, Co-Founder & Creative Director of Good Additi...
Companies To Watch: Nvidia GTC 2026 shows the next phase of the AI boom
Nvidia’s GTC 2026 conference delivered major announcements around AI chips, inference computing, and the company’s long-term roadmap. CEO Jensen Huang...
Morning Shot: Iran War - Has the Gulf Lost Its Safe-Haven Image?
For years, Gulf states such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have positioned themselves as stable economic hubs in an otherwise volatile region, at...
Breakfast Bites: Binge watching - harmless habit or hidden addiction?
From Squid Game marathons to weekend late-night movie binges, how much is too much screen time? During Oscar season, The Breakfast Show unpacks why bi...
Bigger Pic: Is the Iran War Reshaping Aircraft Leasing?
Shukor Yusof, Founder & Analyst, Endau Analytics, discusses how the Iran War is affecting the aircraft leasing space; whether lessors are exposed to b...
Breakfast Bites: What's a "good" pay raise in the same company?
What's considered a "good" salary increment within the same company?
For starters, experts say the value shouldn't be assessed by percentage alo...
Companies To Watch: Exxon Mobil rallies as Middle East tensions send oil prices higher
Exxon Mobil has been gaining as geopolitical tensions involving Iran and the broader Middle East push oil prices higher.
Dan Koh and Audrey Siek...
Morning Shot: Why Preventable Cancer Risks Still Persist in Singapore
Singapore has long invested in cancer prevention, from strong tobacco control to national vaccination programmes against hepatitis B and HPV. But onco...
Bigger Pic: Crude Shocks and Central Bank Cracks
As the conflict surrounding Iran moves from rhetoric to a direct strike on Kharg Island, global energy markets are on a knife-edge. Oriano Lizza, Sale...
Morning Shot: Is HR Singapore’s Next Competitive Advantage?
In a world shaped by AI disruption, economic uncertainty and rapid workplace transformation, companies are being forced to rethink how they manage tal...
Breakfast Bites: Is owning a car in Singapore a necessity or a luxury?
Annually, Singapore tops yet another global list for being the most expensive place in the world to own a car.
With COEs hitting new highs, a ty...
Mind Your Business: AI On Your Own Terms - Balancing Ownership and Cost
With Singapore reinforcing its AI ambitions in Budget 2026, questions around data control and digital independence are intensifying.
Accenture...
Work Smart: Why Multitasking Is Slowing You Down
Multitasking feels productive, but studies show the brain actually switches rapidly between tasks instead of doing them at the same time. This constan...
Budget 2026: What’s the Most Underrated Policy This Year?
Budget 2026 includes measures aimed at helping Singapore companies venture overseas, as policymakers encourage businesses to look beyond the domestic...
Budget 2026: Can Singapore Raise Wages Without Losing Competitiveness?
Budget 2026 continues Singapore’s push to uplift wages and strengthen the local workforce, including raising the Local Qualifying Salary from S$1,600...
Budget 2026 Roundtable: Is Singapore Ready for the AI Economy?
Artificial intelligence sits at the heart of Budget 2026, with new AI missions aimed at accelerating adoption across Singapore’s economy the establish...
US Markets Wrap: Options Markets Signal Rising Iran Risk
Chris Weston, Head of Research, Pepperstone, shares his thoughts on whether the market has shifted its timeline for the duration of the Iran war; the...
Breakfast Special: “Welcome Home”: A Singaporean Couple’s Journey on an RSAF Evacuation Flight
As tensions escalated across the Gulf region, some Singaporeans living there suddenly found themselves facing missile alerts, airspace closures and un...
Breakfast Bites: World Sleep Day - 5 myths that might be keeping you awake
Think you’ve “trained” your body to survive on five hours of sleep? Or that you can catch up on lost rest over the weekend? This World Sleep Day, Audr...
Morning Shot: As Condos Age, Who Pays for the Repairs?
More than 1,000 private residential developments in Singapore are now over 30 years old, raising urgent questions about how ageing condominiums should...
Bigger Pic: Why Cruise Lines Are Betting on Singapore
On the Bigger Picture, Sarah Stanley, Travel Journalist, The Straits Times talks about her experience on the Disney Adventure cruise in Singapore (the...
Breakfast Quiz: How good is your general knowledge of the Middle East?
It isn't a surprise that all eyes have been glued to the continuous flow of headlines emanating from the Middle East of late.
But how good is yo...
Budget 2026 Roundtable: A month in, what’s actually changing?
It has been about a month since Budget 2026 was delivered and the Committee of Supply debates have wrapped up. But beyond the headline measures, what...
US Markets Wrap: Oil Surges Even as the IEA Opens the Tap
Oil prices surged even after the International Energy Agency announced its largest-ever release of strategic reserves. The Dow Jones Industrial Averag...
Morning Shot: Are Tuition Centres Overselling Success?
Tuition is now a $1.8 billion industry in Singapore fuelled by parental anxiety and an increasingly competitive education landscape. But when centres...
Breakfast Bites: "Sleep divorce" - why are some couples opting to sleep separately?
The practice of married couples sleeping in separate rooms isn’t new, but it’s being discussed more frequently today.
Some couples in Singapore...
US Markets Wrap: Geopolitics shakes markets but investors hold steady
Oil prices have pulled back after an earlier surge driven by fears the Iran conflict could disrupt shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude brief...
Bigger Pic: China’s Growth Target Meets Rising Geopolitical Risk
China has set a 4.5 to 5 percent growth target at this year’s National People’s Congress, signaling a more pragmatic approach as the world’s second la...
Mind Your Business: Can a 40 year old snack still win over Gen Z?
How does a pineapple tart brand stay relevant beyond Chinese New Year?
Adrian and Gordon Ang of Kele join the Breakfast Show to share how they t...
Breakfast Bites: Is it smart to take on high-visibility tasks during appraisal season?
It's appraisal time. Your performance for the year is about to be scrutinised.
You might be thinking: should I take on more high-visibility task...
US Markets Wrap: Markets Whipsaw on Iran Headlines
US markets staged a dramatic turnaround after early losses of nearly 900 points in the Dow, closing higher as signals emerged that tensions with Iran...
Mind Your Business: How SMEs can cut costs and carbon at the same time
Diesel generators still power events, construction sites and mobile operations across Singapore, but carbon pricing is starting to change the cost mod...
Morning Shot: Deliveroo’s Exit - The End of Cheap Convenience?
Deliveroo’s decision to exit Singapore has sparked concerns about higher delivery fees, fewer choices for consumers, and weaker bargaining power for r...
Bigger Pic: Protracted Middle East tensions likely to squeeze business profit margins
Pan Jingyi, Economics Associate Director, S&P Global Market Intelligence discusses whether Singapore's latest factory activity numbers suggest continu...
Work Smart: The Right Way to Ask for Help at Work
Many professionals hesitate to ask for help at work because they worry it might make them look incapable. But research in workplace psychology suggest...
Breakfast Bites: Incentivising your kids - are money rewards bribery?
Would you pay your child for scoring an A? Or give them cash for doing chores? We dive into the parenting debate around incentivising kids — from payi...