Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Kyle Rodda, Senior Financial Market Analyst at Capital.com, recaps better-than-forecasted U.S. non-farm payroll data and its potential impact on markets and future Fed moves on interest rate cuts. He also gives his opinion on expectations for U.S. and China inflation numbers and Wall Street's Q4 earnings season, which gets underway on Friday. Presented by Emaad Akhtar Podcast edited by Emaad Akhtar (eakhtar@sph.com.sg)

This may shock you: but according to Dollars and Sense, 66% of Singaporeans in their 20s (and 53% of those in their 30s) have a side hustle! Main reason cited is because their regular full-time job just doesn't pay enough to counter inflation and the high cost of living. Audrey, Ryan and Emaad chat about their own experiences, the most common side hustles and some unconventional jobs you can find today. Presented by Audrey Siek, Ryan Huang & Emaad Akhtar Produced and edited by Audrey Siek Music/sound credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors 

From mixing chemicals in a lab to shaping sustainable financing strategies, our C-Suite guest’s career is a fusion of diverse experiences. Anju Abrol, CEO and Head of Wholesale Banking Asia Pacific, ING shares about her transitions, delving into the intersection of science and finance, and uncovering ING's vision for 2024.  She is also a great poker player, Top 100 in India in fact and she sheds light on how that helps her in reading the room and her leadership approach. Presented by Ryan Huang and Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) She produces Mind Your Business, Biz-How-To and Breakfast Special segments on the Breakfast Show. Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town. Music credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

A groundbreaking national climate change study has found that the weather here in Singapore is set to get even hotter by the end of this century. You might also want to bring along brollies each time you go out during the wetter months, because we’ll also be seeing wetter weather during the rainy season. And meanwhile, dry spells will also get more frequent and last for longer.  On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Aurel Moise, Head, Department of Climate Research, Centre for Climate Research Singapore unpacks what all of that means for us here on the little red dot. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar  Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

In today's competitive business landscape, companies are turning to Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) to attract and retain talent, fostering an ownership mindset. We draw some insights from an e-commerce brand builder that recently completed a company-wide ESOP buyback. Our guest JJ Chai, Co-founder, Rainforest, shares the benefits, mechanics, considerations, setup procedures, potential drawbacks, implications for departing employees, and tax aspects of ESOPs. We unpack of that in our weekly Biz-How-To segment where we share this guide for businesses considering this employee-centric approach.

We all know someone in our circle who fancies that odd combination of pineapple on pizza. But what about other strange food pairings? Think blueberries with steak. Or coca cola with chicken. Maybe even peanut butter with your burger? On Breakfast Bites, Emaad, Ryan and Audrey delve into these and other weirdly successful gastronomical fusions that you may want to experiment with in your free time. Bon Appetit! Presented by Emaad Akhtar, Ryan Huang & Audrey Siek Produced and edited by Emaad Akhtar Music/sound credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors 

Eddy Loh, Chief Investment Officer, Maybank Group Wealth Management discusses why Shariah investing is set to become more popular amid growing interest to align investments with ESG values. He also shares why he sees better value in Asia ex-Japan stocks which have the potential to play catch up to global peers. Edited/Presented: Ryan Huang

In this episode of intergenerational series on Mind Your Business, we look at a family's journey from making scents at home during the pandemic to owning a successful brick and mortar store at the new Changi Airport Terminal 2 in Singapore in just 3 years. The pair of mom and daughter, Delphine Tan, Founder, Lynk Fragrances & Datina Wee, Founder, Lynk Fragrances, share their journey as well as the exciting plans ahead in 2024. Presented by Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) She produces Mind Your Business, Biz-How-To and Breakfast Special segments on the Breakfast Show. Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town. Music credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

Ben Emons, Senior Portfolio Manager at NewEdge Wealth weighs in on the rocky start for markets in the first few days of the new year, impact of global uncertainties and conflicts on the oil sector, expectations of Fed rate cuts and what's on his playbook in 2024. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Changes in climate and the effects resulting from climate change control how plants grow, how animals behave, which organisms thrive, and how they interact with the physical environment, especially within forests. Through the fossils that ancient forests left behind, scientists who have tracked their movements over decades say that heat stress is one of key factors pushing forests to migrate. But with global warming rising at an unprecedented rate, can forests move fast enough to escape climate change?  On this episode of Climate Connections, Shawn Lum, Senior Lecturer, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University shares his insights on the resilience levels of plant species in forests and how tropical forests are holding up compared with their counterparts. Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Emaad Akhtar Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors  Photos: Yeo Kai Ting