Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Christmas and Coca-Cola have long been intertwined, from the iconic red trucks to seasonal packaging and global campaigns. But this year, as the company reports solid third-quarter results and leans into its 2025 holiday campaign, the festive season is also shaping up as a market signal for consumer behaviour. On Companies to Watch, Dan Koh and Emaad Akhtar unpack Coca-Cola’s latest financial performance, how its Christmas marketing is evolving in an age of AI and social media buzz, and what the holiday season reveals about brand power, consumer confidence and spending ahead of 2026.

Earlier this month, Emaad decided - after much deliberation - to get a hair transplant done.  The location? Islamabad, Pakistan The total number of grafts transplanted? 4,234 Tune in as Emaad relives the whole experience, from pre-op fears to being on the operating table to the meticulous aftercare protocols.   Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang Produced by Emaad Akhtar Edited by Dan Koh Photo and music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors

Shukor Yusof, Founder & Analyst, Endau Analytics discusses the aviation industry outlook for 2026 from the perspective of potential jet fuel price trajectories, forex risks and geopolitical tensions, and how these factors may influence investor sentiment.  Produced and presented by Emaad Akhtar Photo credit: ST File

What happens when you remove rent, large service teams, and foot traffic from the restaurant equation? In this episode of Mind Your Business, Pristina Mok of Fragment Dining joins the Breakfast Show to discuss how she built a private dining business from her own home, the cost structures, pricing strategy, menu design, customer acquisition, and the trade-offs involved in building a sustainable, hands-on food business.

As Christmas approaches, more travellers are choosing getaways and shared homes over traditional hotel stays, putting Airbnb firmly in focus during the peak holiday season. On Companies to Watch, Dan Koh, Emaad Akhtar, and Ryan Huang look at how holiday travel trends have evolved in recent years, what Christmas demand reveals about consumer spending on experiences versus material gifts, and what investors should watch as the company heads into its most important travel quarter of the year.

U.S. markets climb into a shortened holiday week, led by gains in artificial intelligence stocks like Nvidia, Micron, and Oracle. David Abella, Director of Investments at GoalVest, explains why strong earnings have kept markets resilient in 2025 despite rich valuations, where tech and dividends fit in a portfolio, and what investors should expect as volatility picks up heading into 2026. Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang

As 2025 draws to a close, markets are navigating a volatile mix of AI disruption, geopolitics and macro uncertainty. China’s GPU challengers MetaX and Moore Threads are raising fresh questions about Nvidia’s long-term dominance, just as the threat of tighter U.S. trade restrictions looms over the chip sector. Add a delayed U.S. GDP report and thin year-end liquidity, and investors are being forced to reassess positioning into the final week of the year. Oriano Lizza, Sales Trader at CMC Markets Singapore, shares his view on tech and AI, near-term market risks, and the key themes shaping investor strategy heading into 2026. Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang

Preventive health is a fast-growing industry in Asia, but one still struggling with fragmented data and unclear guidance. The Breakfast Show invites Hari V. Krishnan, Co-Founder & CEO of Genie Health, to discuss how lessons from building billion-user tech platforms are now being applied to healthcare, and why successful health innovation requires trust, behaviour design and long-term thinking.

Cash flow remains the heartbeat of every small business, yet in today’s climate of volatile tariffs, higher operating costs and unpredictable payment cycles, many SMEs are finding it difficult to keep liquidity steady.  According to the 2022 ASEAN SME Transformation Study by UOB, Accenture and Dun & Bradstreet, 82% of business failures are linked to poor cash-flow management, serving as a reminder of how vulnerable SMEs can be when funds are left idle or visibility over cash positions is weak. Kelvin, Co-founder and Group CEO, Funding Societies and Dennis Poh, Founder and Managing Partner of Legatcy Consulting LLP, join the Breakfast Show to explore what smarter cash management looks like today, from segmenting working capital to using digital treasury tools and short-term instruments, and how SMEs can build stronger financial resilience.

As Christmas approaches, few companies feel the pressure quite like toy makers, and Hasbro sits right at the centre of the festive season. From Monopoly and Scrabble to Nerf and Transformers, the company’s brands are Christmas staples in households around the world. Dan Koh and Ryan Huang look at what this holiday season could mean for Hasbro, what toy and board-game sales reveal about consumer confidence, and why Christmas can make or break the year for the company.