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.
FEB 26, 2025
26/02/25 - Companies To Watch: Berkshire Hathaway - HOT or NOT?What started out as a company managing a group of textile milling plants has evolved into a multinational conglomerate with a massive market capitalization of over $700 billion! And based on its latest earnings results, up is the only way it’s going for Berkshire Hathaway.
Join Dan Koh and Ryan Huang as they crunch Berkshire's latest fourth-quarter earnings report and glance through CEO Warren Buffett’s 2024 annual letter to shareholders.
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FEB 25, 2025
25/02/25 - Bigger Pic: How to revive Singapore's stock marketCarmen Lee, Head of OCBC Investment Research discusses the latest MAS proposal to revive the local stock market including a $5 billion programme through which it will partner with selected fund managers to invest in Singapore stocks. She also discusses what are some of the challenges that still need to be addressed.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
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FEB 25, 2025
25/02/25 - US Markets Wrap: Are there benefits to Reciprocal Tariffs? Plus, a deep dive into Magnificent Seven, Walmart & the automobile sectorsHoward Silverblatt, Senior Index Analyst, Product Management, S&P Dow Jones Indices shares his insights on the slight decline we're seeing in the markets, Magnificent Seven moves, and consumers' concerns surrounding earnings. He also weighs in on long-term effects of Trump's tariffs, and where the retail and automobile sectors are headed.
Presented by: Ryan Huang
Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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FEB 25, 2025
25/02/25 - Mind Your Business: How GTS is putting Singapore’s semiconductor prowess on the world mapWith global semiconductor revenues expected to reach a staggering US$1 trillion by 2030, it’s no surprise that everyone wants a piece of that pie. And here in Singapore, one homegrown semiconductor equipment solutions provider, is doing just that, by addressing supply chain risks and putting Singapore and the region’s semiconductor scene on the world map.
Kenneth Lee Wee Ching, CEO of Global TechSolutions joins the Breakfast Show to discuss what GTS is doing to contribute to Singapore’s role as a semiconductor hub, and how GTS is charting its growth strategy as a local SME, in the face of international heavyweights.
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FEB 25, 2025
25/02/25 - Breakfast Bites: Why do Gen Z have a fear of making and receiving phone calls?If you have a fear or anxiety around making and receiving telephone calls, you are very likely suffering from 'telephobia.'
It's a problem that is affecting many Gen Z, who have grown accustomed to texting or voice notes instead, and typically associate phone calls with bad news.
Emaad, Ryan and Audrey talk about what experts suggest today's youth can do to build confidence ahead of a call.
Presented by Emaad Akhtar, Ryan Huang & Audrey Siek
Produced and edited by Emaad Akhtar
Photo and music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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FEB 25, 2025
25/02/25 - Companies To Watch: SGX - HOT or NOT?In an attempt to revive Singapore’s stock market, a review group led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore introduced new initiatives from the likes of a S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme, and a revision to the Global Investor Programme. But will that be enough to cultivate more quality initial public offerings that pique investors’ interest?
Join in this conversation with Dan Koh and Ryan Huang as they breakdown what you need to know about the latest initiative by the MAS and if it has what it takes to strengthen the stock market.
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FEB 25, 2025
25/02/25 - Morning Shot: What role can nuclear power play in Singapore's diversified clean energy mix & what needs to be further studied?Studies on the potential deployment of nuclear power in Singapore are underway, as authorities look to better understand the technology.
The move follows national assessments that emerging nuclear technologies could be suitable for the island state even if conventional ones are not.
What kind of role could nuclear energy play in Singapore’s energy mix, what are the safety considerations to account for before any deployment?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Professor Claude Guet, Visiting Professor at NTU’s School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences shares his insights.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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FEB 24, 2025
24/02/25 - Bigger Picture: Nvidia earnings forecast, US PCE data, Alibaba, China’s PMI and Gold pricesUS companies are putting up one of their best earnings seasons in three years, but the remaining companies continue this trajectory? And what’s the biggest earnings event of the week that you need to be aware of? Find out with Dan Koh as he is joined by Daphne Tan, Director of Business Development, CMC Markets Singapore to tell you all about it.
They also analyse the expectations for the US’ Personal Consumption Expenditures data, Alibaba’s latest financial report card, the health of China’s economy, and what to expect in the week ahead for the gold market.
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FEB 24, 2025
24/02/25 - Mind Your Business: Hatch Academy introduces Singapore’s first outcome-based payment optionImagine a world where you pay for school fees only after you’ve secured a job. Well that’s a thing of the past as the Hatch Academy has recently launched the Digital Marketing Career Accelerator which offers participants an outcome-based payment option, where participants only have to pay for the fees after securing a job or seeing an increase in their income.
Victor Zhu, Founder and CEO, Hatch joins The Breakfast Show to share how he’s breaking the ‘paper qualification-less’ stigma and empowering youths from underserved backgrounds, mid-career switchers, or persons with disabilities find the right opportunities to excel in the digital workplace
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FEB 24, 2025
24/02/25 - Companies To Watch: Alibaba - HOT or NOT?Some of us know it for its highly discounted items on Taobao, others recognize it as the owner of the world's largest mobile payment platform, Alipay. Be it e-commerce or the internet, it’s no doubt that Alibaba has dominated and revolutionised the tech space as we know it today.
Join Dan Koh and Ryan Huang on this tour of Alibaba’s latest earnings report, as they find out if the Chinese firm is living up to its name as the world's leading wholesale online marketplace, and if it pays to continue shopping with and on them.
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