Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

It’s a wake-up call, as this year’s ongoing spring wildfires in Canada get fiercer - working their way closer to the country’s worst on record. With future fires projected to be hotter and larger, we dig deep to uncover some of the root causes, impact on biodiversity, and how scientists are working to better tackle the situation, one genetic fragment at a time - with Dr Karen Hodges, Professor for Conservation Biology at The University of British Columbia and Elizabeth Clare, Assistant Professor of Biology at York University. Story produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Ryan Huang Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

From market volatility to recession signals, the Fed has a difficult task ahead of maintaining a delicate balance of its defensive strategies. So, how should investors position themselves in the second half of 2023? Should investors be optimistic about the recent momentum and go with the A.I. hype?   Victoria Fernandez, Chief Market Strategist at the Crossmark Global Investments gives us her take on the markets right now and the year ahead. Presented by: Sean Cheong This podcast is edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

Juncheong Too, Equity Dealer, Moomoo Financial Singapore, discusses the implications of a slowing China growth, the potential for a technical recession in Singapore as well as the fallout from any further unrest in Russia.

In this episode of Mind Your Business, we look at how an age old business has overcome initial scepticism to embrace digitalisation. Heng Foh Tong, a multi-generation Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hall has defied industry norms, stood out from the crowd and carved a successful path in the digital age. Lee Chin Siong, Vice President, Heng Foh Tong Medical Hall joins us with Ben King, Managing Director, Google Singapore, who has helped the family-run SME with their digital journey.  With generative A.I. taking the tech world by storm now, how will Google continue to help local SMEs thrive and what can these small businesses look forward to? Presented by Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

Perry Switzer, Vice President for Investments at The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group shares his take on the pullback in technology giants overnight, how markets are pricing in on the crisis between Russia President Vladimir Putin and private mercenary Wagner Group, as well as expectations for the market heading into the last trading week of the first half of 2022.  Presented by: Sean Cheong This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Kelvin Wong, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA explains how markets are reading into the internal strife in Russia, and the key events this week to watch out for including US inflation and jobs data.

From an underdog to a top dog, this is the story of our C-Suite in this episode of Mind Your Business. Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group shares with us the lessons she learnt from overcoming adversities in her early years to leading China’s largest online travel agency today. Presented by Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

From an award-winning TV documentary filmmaker for some of the biggest channels like History Channel and National Geographic, to a boutique shoe-maker - Mashizan Masjum, President & Creative Director of MASHIZAN shares his wild journey turning his interest into business. Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Many questions still remain unanswered, even as authorities haul up debris from the Titan submersible that had gone missing on its dive to the Titanic wreck, sending droves of rescue and search teams on its tail - only to find a grim end. What's next on the investigation agenda, and what could have led to the "catastrophic implosion"?  David Marquet, Retired US Navy Captain & Former Submarine Commander weighs in on the matter. He's also the bestselling author of two books - Turn the Ship Around! and Leadership is Language. Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Tina Teng, Market Analyst, CMC Markets discusses what is driving the recent strength behind the EUR/USD, and explores the divergence from the Bank of Japan against other major central banks causing the Japanese yen to weaken.