Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

As the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22, it is important to reflect on the role that fashion plays in shaping the future of our planet. With sustainable fashion and mindful shopping on the rise, more individuals are turning to thrift shops in Singapore to give old clothes new life. But how do you go thrift shopping efficiently? Sustainable fashion influencer, Nicole, @chinchilla.vintage shares with us the best thrifting tips to shop sustainably.

A second consecutive FA Cup final will see a Manchester Derby take centre stage, as United survived a scare from Coventry to book their place in the showpiece event while City edged out Chelsea the day before. But is time's up for ten Hag at the helm despite a third cup final berth in two years? We hear from our man on the ground, The Straits Times sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan, who was at Wembley for both the semi-finals. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg

New research from Twilio highlights that while businesses are successfully using AI to power more personalised, intelligent customer interactions, brands continue to grapple with challenges around transparency and lack of customer data. So what are these challenges and how much trust do consumers have on brands to keep their data safe?  Nicholas Kontopoulos, Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific & Japan, Twilio shares more. 

US House of Representatives passed US$61 billion in fresh aid for Ukraine on Saturday, ending a six-month political impasse during which Kyiv’s stockpiles dwindled in its war against Russia. The Ukraine aid will be combined with funding for Israel and Taiwan, for a foreign assistance package totalling US$95 billion. Will this help end the war in Ukraine? Why are  US lawmakers now tying TikTok to foreign aid? Emeritus Professor Joseph Camilleri, La Trobe University, Melbourne and Fellow, The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia weighs in. 

Singapore shares inched up at the opening bell this morning, eking out a gain despite subdued performance in global markets. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.1 per cent to 3,180.07 points after 38 million securities changed hands in the broader market.  In terms of companies to watch, we have DBS. The bank has put up for sale a portfolio of 46 HDB shop and shophouse units, and private strata retail units with a total guide price of about S$210 million. Elsewhere, from a lookahead to the latest earnings season in Singapore and the US, to Tencent Holdings staging their biggest rally since February – more corporate headlines remain in focus. On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor.

With rumours continuing to swirl regarding Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United, the team head into a "make or break" weekend with a semi-final clash against Coventry City in the FA Cup. Riddled by injuries and ridiculed for a lacked of identity, what next for the once mighty Manchester United? We caught up with Wes Brown, a treble-winner and two-time UEFA Champions League winner with Manchester United, who was speaking to Sports Minutes on the sidelines of the Starhub Football Festival. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg

According to Forrester, tech spending in Singapore hit S$22.17 billion in 2023. And across the region, 70% of Asia Pacific C-suite executives are either exploring generative AI use cases or already investing in them. Given the benefits of generative AI, how can Singapore organizations effectively leverage Generative AI to reduce business costs, and improve productivity securely? Sanjay Deshmukh, Senior Regional Vice President, ASEAN and India, Snowflake explains. 

Would you eat a new sub-species of a bird? Forged by Vow, pioneers in cultured meat, have created an entirely new subspecies of animal, called ‘Quailia’, solely for the purpose of eating. And what’s in its secret recipe? Japanese quail cells. Singaporean gastronomes will be the very first in the world to taste Forged Parfait at an exclusive dinner series, Forged at Mandala Club, held at MORI within Mandala Club from April 12 to April 27. Tickets are available at forgedbyvom.com. George Peppou, CEO & Founder of Vow shares more. 

Singapore stocks inched up at the opening bell today, despite overnight losses on Wall Street amid analyst expectations of reduced Federal Reserve action.  In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.2 per cent to 3,192.3 points after 39.7 million securities changed hands in the broader market.  In terms of companies to watch today, we have CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust. That’s after the REIT manager said in a business update today that it posted a net property income of S$293.7 million for its first quarter ended Mar 31, up 6.3 per cent year on year. Meanwhile, from movements in oil prices following rising tensions in the Middle East and the impact on global markets, to chipmakers SK Hynix and TSMC working together to make next generation high bandwidth memory chips used in AI technology, more international headlines remain in focus. 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.

The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) is looking for an anti-scam mascot to serve as a visual rallying call to bank customers to “stop and check before clicking”. It launched its anti-scam mascot design competition on April 16, offering $10,000 for the top entry, and $3,000 and $2,000 for the second- and third-placed designs, respectively. But how will a mascot help in the fight against scams?  Ong-Ang Ai Boon, Director, The Association of Banks in Singapore tells us more.