Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Are sports fans wired differently? And if so, how does being a sport fan help you in your daily life? Elliott Danker and Zia-ul Raushan explore this and much more on today's episode!

Singapore stocks rose today following gains in US and Europe markets.   The Straits Times Index rose 0.2 per cent in early trade to 3,268.88 points after 34.1 million securities changed hands.  Investors continue to sift through a number of earnings reports out earlier in the week, including earnings from property and hospitality company UOL Group. But how does that performance compare with industry players such as Ho Bee Land and Sinarmas Land? Another company to watch would be Golden Agri-Resources, after the palm oil company reported today earnings of US$392.4 million for the half-year ended December 2022. But what does this say about the commodity sector right now? In other news, Elon Musk is yet again the richest man on Earth, but could his moment in the sun be short lived?   On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked the key market developments of the day with Oriano Lizza, Sales Trader at CMC Markets.

As we all know, an organisation's most valuable asset is its people. Keeping your workforce happy can ensure your company's resilience in the face of any crisis.  But how do you consistently keep your teams happy and promote high levels of employee engagement and satisfaction? Sudhanshu Tewari, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Rewardz shares how his company is helping businesses do just that. 

As you know, sustainability is no more a ‘nice-to-have’ but an increasingly important factor for the hospitality industry, plus it’s not just a requirement from guests anymore.  Jessie Lim, Director of Sustainability at Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford shares how her hotel is putting sustainability at the forefront of operations.

From US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns calling for China to be more honest about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky planning to meet China's leader Xi Jinping.  Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs shares an analysis of those headlines and more. 

Singapore shares fell today following losses in US and Europe markets.   The Straits Times Index was down 0.3 per cent to 3,272.89 points in early trade after 63.8 million securities changed hands.  In terms of companies to watch, Olam Group posted a fall in net profit for the second half year ended December, to S$200 million. That’s down 24.5 per cent from levels seen in H2 2021. What does this mean for the company especially with the planned IPO of Olam Agri in Singapore and Saudi Arabia?  Meanwhile, we’re also tracking electronics manufacturing services provider Venture Corporation, which had on Friday announced a 13.8 per cent increase in net profit for the second half ended December. But what’s the outlook for Singapore’s electronics manufacturing cluster ahead? On Market View, the Drive Time team got down to the details with David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor.

The inaugural Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) Bodybuilding Championship takes centre stage on this episode as we speak to Nakulan Tinagaran, Assistant Director, RC operations, Migrant Workers' Centre about the event organised to  promote bodybuilding and fitness to migrant workers. We also explore the duty of Sport to care for the under-represented segments of our population.

We’ll talk all about semiconductors manufacturers as the industry continues to face a number of headwinds including a pandemic induced supply shortage.  According to Auto Forecast Solutions, almost 18 million vehicles will have been removed from production plans by the end of 2023 since the chip shortage started. And with US-China’s geopolitical tensions at the top of minds of industry players, how would that reshape the global supply chain for semiconductor chips,as companies adopt more onshoring and friend-shoring of supply chains? What will this mean for Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and mainland China, which accounted for over 70% of global production in 2020, according to S&P Market Intelligence? What is the impact on Singapore’s semiconductor manufacturers then? On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Tan Yew Kong, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Globalfoundries Singapore. 

From US President Joe Biden saying that he does not "anticipate a major initiative" from China to provide weapons to Russia in its war against Ukraine to First lady Jill Biden giving a hint that her husband will be running for a second term.  Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates gives us an analysis of those headlines and more. 

Singapore shares rose in early trade today following gains in US and Europe markets.   Some notable names seeing new developments today include OCBC, after the bank reported a net profit of S$1.3 billion for the fourth quarter ended December 2022. But how did the bank fare against its peers? Meanwhile, defence and engineering group ST Engineering saw profits fall 7.1 per cent on-year to S$255 million for the second half ended December 2022. But to what extent is this a one-off occurrence contributed by a reduction of COVID-19 support and TransCore transaction and integrated expenses? On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked the key market movements of the day with Benjamin Goh, Head of Research and Investor Education, SIAS.