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 21, 2025
21/11/25 - US Markets Wrap: Nvidia’s Rollercoaster and the Fed DilemmaStocks fell on Thursday after a market-wide rally fizzled, with Nvidia’s early gains reversing and investor hopes for a December Fed rate cut fading. The Dow dropped 387 points, the S&P 500 shed 1.6%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.2%, despite a midday surge. Frank Cappelleri, Founder and President, CappThesis discusses Nvidia’s surprising reversal, the ripple effects on the broader market, and whether the chip giant is a buy amid AI hype. We also dissect the latest jobs data, Walmart’s earnings, and Ray Dalio’s warning signs of a potential market bubble.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
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NOV 21, 2025
21/11/25 - Breakfast Bites: “Fake It Till You Make It” - Does this actually work?Ever nodded along in a meeting because someone sounded super confident… but weren’t sure the numbers actually backed them up?
Audrey and Ryan unpack what’s called the “confidence language trap” — why the loudest voice often wins, why our quieter colleagues can hold real insight, and how to make sure style doesn’t beat substance at work.
Presented by Audrey Siek and Ryan Huang
Produced by Audrey Siek
Edited by Dan Koh
Photo and music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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NOV 20, 2025
20/11/25 - Breakfast Quiz: How well do Ryan and Audrey know Emaad?On today's Quiz, we celebrate Emaad's birthday in style, as he tests how well Ryan and Audrey really know him through a series of questions around fears, pet peeves, habits, cuisines, travel and more!
Play along!
Presented by Emaad Akhtar, Ryan Huang 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 20, 2025
20/11/25 - US Markets Wrap: Tech’s Comeback Amid Gold and Bitcoin PressureTech stocks regain momentum ahead of Nvidia’s report card (and climb higher on its earnings beat after hours) and Alphabet hits fresh highs with its Gemini 3 launch. Dilin Wu, Research Strategist, Pepperstone explains why the AI rally differs from the dot-com era, and whether investors should wait before buying dips. We also look at gold holding near the 4,000 level as shifting Fed expectations weigh on sentiment, and we review the drivers behind Bitcoin’s recent sell-off.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
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NOV 20, 2025
20/11/25 - Bigger Pic: How INSEAD is shaping new leaders as its Asia Campus turns 25Singapore’s INSEAD Asia Campus has just celebrated 25 years of leadership, innovation, and global collaboration.
Sameer Hasija, Dean of INSEAD Asia Campus, shares insights from the Tech Venture Summit, how emerging technologies are reshaping education and entrepreneurship, and how the school is preparing leaders to thrive in a fast-changing, innovation-driven world.
Produced and Presented by Audrey Siek
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NOV 20, 2025
20/11/25 - Mind Your Business: What Southeast Asia’s new wave of entrepreneurs can teach usEntrepreneurship in Singapore is changing. Funding is tighter, competition sharper, and the need for clarity greater than ever. So what does it take to build a business that lasts?
The Breakfast Show invites Megha Singh, Founder of Megha Singh Consultancy and CEO of Launchpad as she shares lessons from her journey across corporate leadership and entrepreneurship, revealing how clarity, confidence, and collaboration can reshape the way founders grow.
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NOV 20, 2025
20/11/25 - Companies To Watch: What NVIDIA’s US$57 billion quarter tells us about the future of AINVIDIA just reported another massive quarter, with US$57 billion in revenue and explosive data-centre growth, even as tech stocks fall on fears of an AI bubble.
Dan Koh and Ryan Huang break down NVIDIA’s latest earnings, the risks behind the recent tech selloff, and whether GPU demand can keep driving the AI supercycle.
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NOV 19, 2025
19/11/25 - Bigger Pic: Crowded Trades and Thin MarginsInvestor positioning has shifted rapidly, with the latest Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey showing cash levels falling to 3.7 percent — a threshold often viewed as a warning sign that markets may be running hotter than fundamentals justify. At the same time, conviction has become heavily concentrated, with more than half of fund managers calling the “Magnificent 7” the most crowded trade in global markets. Vasu Menon, Managing Director of Investment Strategy at OCBC Bank, unpacks what this mix of optimism, concentration, and rate-cut dependency means for investors.
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NOV 19, 2025
19/11/25 - Breakfast Bites: Did you know that you can't flush toilet paper in Greece & Turkey?It’s World Toilet Day — yes, that’s a real thing, and yes, we’re absolutely celebrating it.
On this edition of Breakfast Bites, Emaad, Ryan and Audrey dive into the fascinating world of bathroom etiquette across cultures and the endless lingo we’ve invented for the place we all visit multiple times a day!
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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NOV 19, 2025
19/11/25 - Mind Your Business: Protecting reputation in the age of cyber threatsA cyber breach isn’t just an IT problem, it’s a business crisis. With global cyberattacks on the rise, leaders are learning that poor communication can erode stakeholder trust faster than the breach itself.
In this episode of Mind Your Business, the Breakfast Show speaks to Dan La Russo, Senior Partner at Penta, about the new realities of cyber risk, why leadership and communication matter more than ever, and how companies can prepare before the next crisis strikes.
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