Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

On What's Trending, Nikocado Avocado, a YouTube star known for his mukbang style videos, has returned with a slimmer appearance and a 250lbs weight loss journey. He claimed it took him two years to lose the weight, from 411 pounds at his heaviest to 158 pounds today. Nikocado's main channel video, "Two Steps Ahead," received over 26 million views, highlighting his weight loss journey and the ridicule he faced from people online. Also, YouTubers Arun Maini and Matthew Perks have broken a Guinness World Record by constructing a 6.74-foot-tall scaled-up iPhone 15 Pro Max. The phone, equipped with an 88-inch OLED display, camera, flashlight, and charging port, has a working lighting system and a charging port compatible with the world's largest USB-C cable.

Kim’s son, has launched a YouTube channel, but there’s some rules as to what he can and can’t upload. What are they? Roshan Gidwani, Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian spill the tea!  Get in touch with our anchors at rgidwani@sph.com.sg, chuatt@sph.com.sg and hongbin@sph.com.sg.   

Fresh from his "familiarisation stint" with the Singapore Men's National football team, Perry Ng is in the Sports Minutes hot seat to tell us about his about his dreams of representing the Lions, the timeline to attaining Singapore citizenship and his thoughts on the detractors who are questioning his intentions. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! raushan@sph.com.sg

Singapore equities began the day in the negative territory, tracking global losses overnight. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) dipped 0.1 per cent to 3,455.23 points after 55.9 million securities changed hands in the broader market. In terms of companies to watch today, we have Nio, after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker narrowed its Q2 loss for FY2024 by 16.7 per cent to 5.05 billion yuan (S$926.6 million) on higher sales.  Elsewhere, from Seven & i Holdings turning down Alimentation Couche-Tard’s US$38.5 billion cash bid, to Qualcomm reportedly having explored the possibility of acquired portions of Intel’s design business - more corporate headlines remain in focus.  Also on deck – one last look on market expectations before the latest US nonfarm payrolls numbers come in tonight. On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Sunny Soh, Lead Technical Analyst (Capital Markets & Investor Education), SIAS.

Keen on a reinvention? What's the DNA required to take that leap of faith and shed your old skin, start afresh or even use your current skills to transform yourself for what's next? Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani discuss on That's How! Paul Tan, Co-founder of Flojo, a productivity Drink, Gerald Ang, Coach and Mentor, and Samantha Ng, Senior Career Coach from General assembly provide some insight into what it takes to beat imposter syndrome, enter a new industry and reinvent yourself.  Source: https://hbr.org/2022/09/how-to-build-a-career-in-a-new-industry

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t get a perfect cup of coffee outside? That's how entrepreneur Ronnie Choo felt. He wasn’t impressed by what he saw in Singapore’s coffee scene, which prompted him to start his own coffee brand, Huggs Coffee. Almost two decades on, Huggs Coffee has expanded into one of Singapore’s largest homegrown specialty coffee brand. Now, Ronnie has a new venture, Sojourner Coffee – a stylish CBD cafe for specialty brews with a cozy ambiance.  So, what does it take to successfully run a coffee empire?  On R.I.C.H, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speak with Ronnie Choo,CEO of Huggs Coffee and Founder of Sojourner to find out. Presented by: Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani Feature produced and edited by: Nadiah Koh  Do you have a story to tell on The Evening Runway show? Contact nadkoh@sph.com.sg

Maiko Makito, Co-owner and Managing Director of Pearl FALCO, is a pioneering leader merging traditional pearl craftsmanship with modern innovation. Under her direction, Pearl FALCO launched the first-ever digital certificate for an Akoya Pearl Necklace using blockchain technology, setting a new standard for authenticity and transparency in the luxury jewelry market. Rooted in her family's legacy in Ise Shima, Japan, the birthplace of cultured pearls, Maiko has expanded the brand's presence globally, including a key gallery in Singapore. On Culture Club, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Maiko Makito, Co-owner and Managing Director, Pearl FALCO, to find out more. Presented by: Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani Produced and Edited by: Alexandra Parada (alexparada@sph.com.sg) Want to get featured on our show? Drop me an email today!

On What's Trending, Spain's Mercadona supermarkets are experiencing a TikTok Craze, where singles can find romance by placing a pineapple upside down in their trolley between 7pm and 8pm. Singles are encouraged to visit the wine aisle to find others with the same fruit in the same position, and if they like each other, they bump their trolleys against each other, indicating mutual interest in chatting. Also, Elon Musk has been accused of endorsing an investment opportunity using AI tools. Scammers are editing genuine interviews with Musk, replacing his voice with a replica using advanced AI tools, and these deepfakes have flooded the internet in recent months, deceiving thousands of would-be investors.

A company in Thailand is offering its employees Tinder Leave; which is when they can take time off to pursue their romantic interests. Love is in the air, but is this fair?  Roshan Gidwani and Hongbin Jeong  spill the tea!  Get in touch with our anchors at rgidwani@sph.com.sg, chuatt@sph.com.sg and hongbin@sph.com.sg.   

Ever wondered if your workplace might be more toxic than you realise? When you’re working in a toxic workplace, there may be signs that you recognise - bullying, gossip, unsustainable workloads - to name a few. In fact, according to a survey, a toxic workplace culture was the number-three reason workers gave for wanting to quit. So, how can we identify a toxic work place? Can we identify it before signing on to join the workplace even? Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani discuss on That's How!. Source: www.truity.com/blog/how-spot-toxic-workplace-you-take-job