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.
SEP 16, 2025
16/09/25 - Breakfast Bites: "Can we slow down?" - phrases that may help your relationship thriveArguments and misunderstandings are pretty common in romantic relationships.
And it's often the language partners use with each other that determines whether an amicable solution is found or the situation gets worse.
To this point, couples therapists have come up with a list of phrases they say can be deployed during crisis periods to not only soothe prevailing tensions, but also help relationships thrive.
Emaad, Ryan and Audrey share the experts' tips!
Presented by Emaad Akhtar, Ryan Huang & Audrey Siek
Produced by Emaad Akhtar
Edited by Trisha Yeong
Photo and music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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SEP 16, 2025
16/09/25 - US Markets Wrap: Earnings, AI, and the Fed - What’s driving markets now?Stocks are climbing on positive signals in U.S.-China trade talks and investor anticipation of a key Fed decision. Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management, to unpacks a busy week on Wall Street and beyond. He discusses whether a shift from quarterly to semiannual earnings reports would really help companies think long-term — or just limit market transparency. We look at the unstoppable rise of AI, highlighting how Nvidia, Broadcom, and other chipmakers are powering a growing tech ecosystem that extends well beyond hyperscalers.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
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SEP 16, 2025
16/09/25 - Mind Your Business: How Lai Yew Seng’s third generation is building Singapore’s futureFewer than one in ten family businesses make it to the third generation. But Lai Yew Seng is defying the odds.
Join the Breakfast Show as they invite Lai Wei Xiang, Managing Director, Lai Yew Sengto talk about taking over during the pandemic, reshaping operations with a modern edge, and his vision for a construction sector that values partnerships and innovation over price wars.
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SEP 16, 2025
16/09/25 - Companies To Watch: Is Zijin Gold International a golden opportunity or risky bet?From the ancient allure of gold to the modern rush for copper and lithium, few names in mining have risen as quickly on the global stage as Zijin Mining. Now, its international arm is set to make headlines with a highly anticipated IPO, one that could reshape investor sentiment in the commodities space. But is this the next golden opportunity… or just another glittering gamble?
Dan Koh and Ryan Huang mine through the details, digging deep into the numbers, the risks, and what this means for your portfolio.
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SEP 15, 2025
15/09/25 - Bigger Pic: All Eyes on the Fed - can the market rally last?U.S. markets are riding high after a record-breaking week for the Nasdaq, but can the rally continue? As the Federal Reserve prepares to announce its latest interest rate decision, investors are holding their breath. Oktay Kavrak, Director of Communications & Strategy at Leverage Shares, unpacks what’s driving market momentum - from Fed policy expectations to key data out of China and U.S. retail numbers.
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SEP 15, 2025
15/09/25 - Mind Your Business: Sailing into creativity as an entrepreneurTwo decades at sea taught Captain Ravi Sinha about resilience, isolation, and the quiet power of creativity. After building a maritime services firm in Singapore, he launched Art Werkx, a café where people “sip and mess,” blending food with hands-on play.
Join the Breakfast Show as they speak to Ravi Sinha, Founder and CEO, Aregius Maritime Group and Art Werkx about how life on tankers shaped his leap into F&B and what his journey reveals about starting fresh.
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SEP 15, 2025
15/09/25 - Companies To Watch: Can Chagee brew long-term growth?In China’s booming “new-style tea” market, one brand has gone from zero to more than 7,000 stores in under a decade. Chagee, now trading on the Nasdaq under ticker CHA, made headlines with a blockbuster IPO earlier this year, but only to see its shares cool from the highs. What does this say about the company’s growth model, its overseas push, and whether investors should still have it on their watchlist?
Dan Koh and Ryan Huang sip on Chagee’s rise, the numbers behind its latest earnings, and what the stock’s rollercoaster ride reveals about consumer trends and investor appetite for China’s lifestyle brands abroad.
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SEP 15, 2025
15/09/25 - Morning Shot: Vers and the Lease Reality - What It Means for HDB Flat ValuesSingapore’s public housing model rests on a simple but often overlooked fact: HDB flats come with 99-year leases that eventually run down to zero. With the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (Vers) set to roll out in the coming years, homeowners will need to grapple with what that really means for flat values, compensation, and the future of ageing towns.
How compensation is structured, how precincts are chosen, and how expectations are managed will shape whether the scheme strikes the right balance between today’s flat owners and tomorrow’s Singaporeans.
Joining the Breakfast Show to unpack the trade-offs and implications are Ng Keng Gene, Land Use Reporter at The Straits Times, and Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer at Mogul.sg.
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SEP 15, 2025
15/09/25 - Breakfast Bites: How do you talk to your kids about bad news? In this day and age, we are all surrounded by the news – and a lot of it is not pleasant. So what do you say when your child looks up at you and asks about some scary news they’ve just heard? How do you even begin to explain that to kids?
Experts say it’s less about hiding the news, and more about how we guide them through it. Audrey and Ryan go through some expert tips on how to tackle this issue.
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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SEP 12, 2025
12/09/25 - US Markets Wrap: Fed still on track for 25bps cut as core CPI meets forecastsDavid Abella, Director of Investments, GoalVest, discusses the stock market's third successive day of record highs; the latest consumer inflation data print and the likelihood of a Fed rate cut to the tune of 25bps; expectations for Q3 earnings; and why tech with diversification, dividend stocks and gold might be a good play for investors.
Produced/Presented: Emaad Akhtar
Photo credit: Reuters
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