Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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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.
NOV 4, 2025
04/11/25 - Bigger Pic: SG-Mongolia direct flights take off - but will they last?If you've ever harboured ambitions of travelling to Mongolia but were put off by the prospect of a cumbersome journey, here's some good news.
With effect from today (Nov 4), Singapore is launching a twice-weekly non-stop service to Ulaanbaatar, the Mongolian capital.
It has been branded a strategic move to bolster trade, tourism and business ties between the two countries, and gives Singaporeans a chance to explore another exotic destination.
Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst & Consultant, Sobie Aviation discusses the significance and timeliness of this development, and whether it will be a commercially viable proposition in the medium to longer-term.
Produced and presented by Emaad Akhtar
Photo credit: Changi Airport / Facebook
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NOV 4, 2025
04/11/25 - Mind Your Business: What businesses can learn from cross-border financeCross-border flows are rising, but so are the complexities. And with trade, travel, and digital transactions surging across ASEAN, what must businesses know to thrive?
The Breakfast Show sits down with Chong Wee Yeat, Head of Global Banking at Maybank Singapore, to unpack what SMEs and leaders should know about financing expansion, managing risk, and navigating ASEAN’s increasingly connected financial landscape.
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NOV 4, 2025
04/11/25 - Breakfast Bites: Throat singing and beyond - Discover Mongolia’s secrets with us!Want to discover Mongolia, or maybe you were thinking about visiting for the first time? It just got easier for us, as the Breakfast Show marks the launch of MIAT Mongolian Airlines' direct flights from Singapore to Ulaanbaatar.
Emaad and Audrey explore fun facts about the world’s vast, sparsely populated land of nomads, epic history, and yes... throat singing!
Presented by Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
Produced by Emaad Akhtar
Edited by Trisha Yeong
Photo and music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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NOV 4, 2025
04/11/25 - Companies To Watch: Is Sheng Siong a steady bet for investors today?In the heart of Singapore’s neighbourhoods, a local supermarket chain is quietly delivering strong results, store-count up, profits up, and grocery demand holding firm.
Dan Koh and Emaad Akhtar dive into Sheng Siong’s latest numbers, what they reveal about Singapore consumers, and whether this house-hold name is worth keeping in your portfolio as tides shift in retail.
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NOV 4, 2025
04/11/25 - Morning Shot: How Singaporeans Are Redefining Their Dream HomeHomeownership remains a cornerstone of the Singapore dream — 93% of respondents in ERA’s latest My Dream Home Survey 2025, conducted with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, still see owning a home as a key life milestone, even amid higher prices and tighter lending rules.
Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer of ERA Singapore, joins the Breakfast Show to unpack the survey findings and discuss how these shifting mindsets are reshaping housing choices, and what they reveal about the future of homeownership in Singapore.
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NOV 4, 2025
04/11/25 - US Markets Wrap: Can the market’s AI rally outrun economic gravityWall Street’s latest rally is being powered by another AI mega-deal, OpenAI’s US $38 billion partnership with Amazon Web Services. That’s pushing the Nasdaq higher even as most sectors finished lower. But beneath the AI excitement, U.S. manufacturing remains in contraction, Treasury yields are pushing past 4 percent, and the dollar’s firming again.
Dan Koh speaks with José Torres, Senior Economist at Interactive Brokers, about what this split in the market says about the economy’s true health, the signals from corporate earnings, and whether rising yields and a stronger greenback could test investors’ optimism.
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NOV 3, 2025
03/11/25 - Companies To Watch: NuScale and the race to reinvent nuclear energyAs the world looks for cleaner baseload power, a small U.S. company wants to shrink the nuclear reactor.
Dan Koh and Ryan Huang explore the story of NuScale Power, the world’s first certified small modular reactor designer, its latest billion-dollar partnerships, and how its technology could shape Singapore’s long-term energy future.
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NOV 3, 2025
03/11/25 - Bigger Pic: Riding the Market High - what’s next for investor flows?Francis Tan, Chief Strategist, Asia, Indosuez Wealth Management discusses what he is expects from investor flows heading into the final months of the year as markets hit new highs. He also looks at what we can take away from the next round of PMI data releases towards manufacturing sentiment.
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NOV 3, 2025
03/11/25 - Mind Your Business: What Gen Z is teaching global brandsPop culture is no longer background noise, it is the marketplace. From K-pop fandoms to TikTok trends, Gen Z is reshaping how brands connect, communicate, and grow.
The Breakfast Show invites Jonathan McCarthy, VP of Marketing at Mondelēz Southeast Asia, to unpack how cultural collaboration and fan energy are driving measurable business impact, what Southeast Asia reveals about global youth marketing, and how every entrepreneur can learn to move at the speed of culture.
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NOV 3, 2025
03/11/25 - Breakfast Bites: Attention parents - Are songs getting more explicit nowadays?Many of us grew up with some music that can be a bit raunchy, with rap songs that can be quite explicit. With all the double entendres and smart wordplay, maybe you were too young to realize what you were singing along to!
But now, the explicit content has really gone mainstream. From Sabrina Carpenter to even Taylor Swift, are songs getting raunchier, or is it just you noticing it more these days? And the bigger question— what do you do to help police this with your kids?
Presented by Audrey Siek and Ryan Huang
Produced by Audrey Siek
Edited by Trisha Yeong
Photo and music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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