Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Sylvan Group recently made headlines after announcing that it is investing US$140.5 million to take majority stakes in four healthcare and pharmaceutical companies in Singapore. Kyungsun Chung, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, The Sylvan Group shares why the group has a particular core focus on impact investing and what goes behind the selection process in his company when choosing a company to invest in. 

Word of Mouth Marketing (WOMM) is an organic way of spreading information which utilizes components of viral marketing, though unlike viral marketing, it spreads by more natural channels. Evangeline Leong, Founder, Kobe Global Technologies shares how her company is connecting brands and influencers through the use of patented AI technology, and some of the strategic measures a brand or business can take to boost word-of-mouth marketing for businesses. 

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times joins us this morning to discuss the US's informal push for Turkey to send its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine, the call for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Ukraine by US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Texas wildfires which forced evacuations and wiped out 86 homes, and more.  Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the sustainability of last week's powerful rally in technology and growth stocks which helped drive the stock market higher in its best week of the year, a preview of Nike's earnings with supply and demand trends in focus, Pinduoduo quarterly results against a backdrop of sluggish economic growth in China, and more. 

Kyle Rodda, Market Analyst, IG, reviews the rate decision by the Bank of Japan, and shares his outlook for commodity prices including oil and nickel.

Artisanal gelato in Italy generally contains 6-10 percent butterfat, which is lower than other styles of frozen dessert. It typically contains 70 percent less air and more flavouring than other kinds of frozen desserts, giving it a density and richness that distinguishes it from other ice creams. Marco Alfero, Founder, Alfero Gelato shares an overview of the gelato industry in the region when compared to Italy, and how Alfero Gelato has been able to keep up and manage new competition in this saturated market.

According to Deloitte's latest Global Powers of Retailing 2022 report, the top 250 global retailers generated aggregated revenue of US$5.11 trillion in fiscal year 2020 (financial years ending within the 12 months from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021), representing composite growth of 5.2 percent. Pua Wee Meng, Consumer Industry Leader, Deloitte Southeast Asia talks about the top six Southeast Asian retailers that made it to the Deloitte's top 250 global powers of retailing, and new trends that could potentially become mainstream even beyond the pandemic. 

If you have not noticed, the prices of eggs have been increasing in the last few weeks or so. A quick check online shows that, NTUC’s Pasar Fresh Eggs (30 per pack) is at $7.20 (it was $6.15 last month and $4.75 in the same month in 2021). Lim Xiu Ru, Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic School of Business shares how much of an impact would the egg price increase have on F&B businesses and how much more we can expect to pay for your groceries in the near future.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US market's third straight day of rebound as investors are digesting the Fed's tightening policy, nickel's chaotic London return, and the commemoration of World Sleep Day! 

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Thursday that she was mulling easing some of the city's Covid-19 restrictions due to waning public tolerance. Meanwhile, according to an estimate of the damage caused by the deadly Omicron wave, about half of Hong Kong’s 7.4 million people have already been infected with Covid-19. Produced by: Claire Huang (huangjy@sph.com.sg) & Money FM's Prime Time team Edited by: Nadiah Koh Follow Inside Hong Kong twice a month on Thursdays on our Asian Insider Podcast channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Claire Huang's articles: https://str.sg/3xR6 Follow Claire Huang on Twitter: https://str.sg/3xRL Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!