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Singapore shares were little changed today following a mixed showing on Wall Street and slight gains in Europe overnight. In early trade, the Straits Times Index headed down 0.02 per cent to 3,313.34 points, amid mixed trading among bank counters. In terms of companies to watch, we have Singapore Airlines, after the national flag carrier signed an agreement with Indonesia flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to explore revenue sharing arrangements for flights between Indonesia and Singapore.  Elsewhere, from more on the endless shrimp dish at and mismanagement of US seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster, to Nvidia’s earnings potentially sparking a US$200 billion swing in shares, more corporate and international headlines remain in focus. On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Chong Ser Jing, Co-founder and Portfolio Manager, Compounder Fund.

Kevin Tan has nearly 400 watches to his name and has been collecting them since he was 16 years old. He admits that he doesn't wear all of his collection, but he remembers the vast majority of the ones he own because of milestones, moments of exuberance, or folly. On R.I.C.H., Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Kevin Tan, Chief Commercial Officer, Straits Financial, to find out more about his passion in collecting watches. 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!

Carmakers are not self-policing well enough and still buying parts from a firm that uses forced labor. Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act law in 2021 but thousands of BMW mini coopers were imported into the U.S. with components from the same firm.

There’s a new cocktail bar in town and it’s funky. In a good way. F*nkytown, is a new cocktail bar concept courtesy of the sandwich folks at Sarnies, hidden at the top of the bakery and café’s Sukhumvit 37 branch. Now what is it that makes this place so funky? We chat with Benjamin Lee, CEO and Founder of Sarnies Group to find out. 

Pop, lock, twist and turn. That's all you got to know to dance right? K-pop idols make it look easy. They've got their moves on, moving to every beat, synchronised with their bandmates, and top of that, singing their heart out. But how hard can it be? On K-WAVE, Hongbin Jeong goes to Tiny Studio to test her K-Pop dance skills. 

Felix Nai, an indigo dye craftsman, is known for his inky blue hands and nails, which are a result of his work as an indigo dye craftsman. He grows and farms his own indigo plants and uses the century-old method of lye fermentation to activate micro-organisms that create the liquid indigo dye from the leaves of the plants. On Culture Club, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Felix Nai, Indigo Farmer, Homo Faber Guide, to share 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, tech companies are working to develop commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) services, which can fly over congested cities and are powered by renewable energy. AI has also caused controversy, with actress Scarlett Johansson angered after OpenAI updated its synthetic voice, which she claims is eerily similar to hers.

Since the rejection, Ryan Abbot has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the decision but on the 16th of May, 2024, his claim was dismissed citing that patents are only applicable to inventions made by humans.

Blue is the colour as Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions for an unprecedented FOURTH consecutive time....while Jurgen Klopp bid an emotional farewell to Liverpool on an action-packed final day in England's top flight. Speaking of feeling blue, Tanjong Pagar were mauled 5-0 by the Tigers in the Singapore Premier League. Could the SPL season be a slog for the Jaguars? To recap and review it all, Zia-ul Raushan is in the company of Deepanraj Ganesan.  Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! raushan@sph.com.sg

Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister launches SpaceX satellite internet service for the health sector; FOMC minutes, Nvidia’s earnings expectations; RE&S’ privatisation, Keppel REIT’s subsidiary procures S$130m loan facility; Cordlife’s director arrested by CAD; Haidilao’s Super Hi surges 46% upon NASDAQ IPO Singapore shares started the week on a muted note after US equities ended the week mixed, and European shares closed in negative territory. In early trade today, the Straits Times Index (STI) dipped 0.04 per cent to 3,312.21 points as 53.9 million shares changed hands. In terms of companies to watch, we have Keppel REIT. Its manager had said on Friday that a subsidiary of Keppel Reit has procured a loan facility of 131 billion won (S$130.1 million), guaranteed by its trustee HSBC Institutional Trust Services. Elsewhere from Elon Musk launching Starlink for the health sector in Indonesia, to ByteDance overtaking Baidu to deliver China’s most popular AI chatbot – more international headlines remain in focus.  On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Chin Hui Leong, Co-founder, The Smart Investor.