Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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.
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Budget 2026: What’s the Most Underrated Policy This Year?
Budget 2026 includes measures aimed at helping Singapore companies venture overseas, as policymakers encourage businesses to look beyond the domestic...
Budget 2026: Can Singapore Raise Wages Without Losing Competitiveness?
Budget 2026 continues Singapore’s push to uplift wages and strengthen the local workforce, including raising the Local Qualifying Salary from S$1,600...
Budget 2026 Roundtable: Is Singapore Ready for the AI Economy?
Artificial intelligence sits at the heart of Budget 2026, with new AI missions aimed at accelerating adoption across Singapore’s economy the establish...
US Markets Wrap: Options Markets Signal Rising Iran Risk
Chris Weston, Head of Research, Pepperstone, shares his thoughts on whether the market has shifted its timeline for the duration of the Iran war; the...
Breakfast Special: “Welcome Home”: A Singaporean Couple’s Journey on an RSAF Evacuation Flight
As tensions escalated across the Gulf region, some Singaporeans living there suddenly found themselves facing missile alerts, airspace closures and un...
Breakfast Bites: World Sleep Day - 5 myths that might be keeping you awake
Think you’ve “trained” your body to survive on five hours of sleep? Or that you can catch up on lost rest over the weekend? This World Sleep Day, Audr...
Morning Shot: As Condos Age, Who Pays for the Repairs?
More than 1,000 private residential developments in Singapore are now over 30 years old, raising urgent questions about how ageing condominiums should...
Bigger Pic: Why Cruise Lines Are Betting on Singapore
On the Bigger Picture, Sarah Stanley, Travel Journalist, The Straits Times talks about her experience on the Disney Adventure cruise in Singapore (the...
Breakfast Quiz: How good is your general knowledge of the Middle East?
It isn't a surprise that all eyes have been glued to the continuous flow of headlines emanating from the Middle East of late.
But how good is yo...
Budget 2026 Roundtable: A month in, what’s actually changing?
It has been about a month since Budget 2026 was delivered and the Committee of Supply debates have wrapped up. But beyond the headline measures, what...
US Markets Wrap: Oil Surges Even as the IEA Opens the Tap
Oil prices surged even after the International Energy Agency announced its largest-ever release of strategic reserves. The Dow Jones Industrial Averag...
Morning Shot: Are Tuition Centres Overselling Success?
Tuition is now a $1.8 billion industry in Singapore fuelled by parental anxiety and an increasingly competitive education landscape. But when centres...
Breakfast Bites: "Sleep divorce" - why are some couples opting to sleep separately?
The practice of married couples sleeping in separate rooms isn’t new, but it’s being discussed more frequently today.
Some couples in Singapore...
US Markets Wrap: Geopolitics shakes markets but investors hold steady
Oil prices have pulled back after an earlier surge driven by fears the Iran conflict could disrupt shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude brief...
Bigger Pic: China’s Growth Target Meets Rising Geopolitical Risk
China has set a 4.5 to 5 percent growth target at this year’s National People’s Congress, signaling a more pragmatic approach as the world’s second la...
Mind Your Business: Can a 40 year old snack still win over Gen Z?
How does a pineapple tart brand stay relevant beyond Chinese New Year?
Adrian and Gordon Ang of Kele join the Breakfast Show to share how they t...
Breakfast Bites: Is it smart to take on high-visibility tasks during appraisal season?
It's appraisal time. Your performance for the year is about to be scrutinised.
You might be thinking: should I take on more high-visibility task...
US Markets Wrap: Markets Whipsaw on Iran Headlines
US markets staged a dramatic turnaround after early losses of nearly 900 points in the Dow, closing higher as signals emerged that tensions with Iran...
Mind Your Business: How SMEs can cut costs and carbon at the same time
Diesel generators still power events, construction sites and mobile operations across Singapore, but carbon pricing is starting to change the cost mod...
Morning Shot: Deliveroo’s Exit - The End of Cheap Convenience?
Deliveroo’s decision to exit Singapore has sparked concerns about higher delivery fees, fewer choices for consumers, and weaker bargaining power for r...
Bigger Pic: Protracted Middle East tensions likely to squeeze business profit margins
Pan Jingyi, Economics Associate Director, S&P Global Market Intelligence discusses whether Singapore's latest factory activity numbers suggest continu...
Work Smart: The Right Way to Ask for Help at Work
Many professionals hesitate to ask for help at work because they worry it might make them look incapable. But research in workplace psychology suggest...
Breakfast Bites: Incentivising your kids - are money rewards bribery?
Would you pay your child for scoring an A? Or give them cash for doing chores? We dive into the parenting debate around incentivising kids — from payi...
Bigger Pic: From Building Maintenance to Space Tech
Investors are often searching for the next hidden opportunity in the market, sometimes these can be in smaller companies where new catalysts can unloc...
US Markets Wrap: Markets Slide as Oil and Geopolitics Return to the Forefront
US stocks turned lower as a sharp rally in oil renewed worries about inflation and growth. The Dow led the losses while investors rotated out of cycli...
Mind Your Business: How Abel Richard went from managing power plants to selling 6 figure handbags
How does a former power-plant project manager and biotech entrepreneur end up building a six-figure luxury handbag house?
In this episode of Min...
Morning Shot: Singaporeans Caught in the Middle East Conflict - The Race to Get Home
As tensions escalate across the Middle East following missile and drone strikes between Iran, the US and Israel, thousands of travellers have found th...
Breakfast Quiz: Who runs the world? Girls! — The International Women’s Day Quiz
In the spirit of International Women’s Day, Audrey puts the guys to the test with a fast-paced quiz on the state of women in business and society. Fro...
Breakfast Bites: Want to add years to your life? Playing tennis might be the answer!
It is no secret that exercising - be it walking, running or strength training - has great cardiovascular and other long-term health benefits.
Bu...
US Markets Wrap: Wall Street Bounces Back as Tech Leads the Charge
US stocks rebounded as easing oil prices and stronger economic data calmed fears of a growth scare.
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all climbed, sna...
Mind Your Business: The SME survival playbook for 2026
With rents high and margins tight, Singapore SMEs face a delicate balance between growth and prudence.
Aaron Koh, General Manager of Statrys jo...
Bigger Pic: BTO applications down — What’s next for HDB buyers?
HDB’s February 2026 sales exercise saw over 9,000 flats on offer, but BTO application rates have dipped again, while Sale of Balance Flats are drawing...
Bigger Pic: How Iran Tensions Could Hit Singapore
Rising tensions involving Iran have pushed oil prices higher, renewing concerns about global growth and inflation. For Singapore, a small and energy i...
US Markets Wrap: Strait of Hormuz Fears Grip Global Markets
Stocks tumbled in another volatile session as fears of a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict rattled investors, even after comments from US President Donald...
Mind Your Business: Singapore’s aging future and the leadership behind community healthcare
As Singapore approaches “super-aged” status, healthcare is no longer just about treatment, it’s about prevention, active ageing, and holistic wellbein...
Morning Shot: The Health Gap Men Don’t Talk About
Around World Obesity Day, much of the public conversation focuses on diet and body image. But clinicians are observing a quieter pattern, many men not...
Breakfast Bites: Inheritance 101 - How much should you leave your kids?
We tackle one of our most popular and emotionally charged poll questions today: how much should you actually leave your children? From property as “th...
Bigger Pic: Middle East tensions cast a shadow over aviation sector
Shukor Yusof, Founder & Analyst, Endau Analytics, discusses the consequences of escalating Middle East tensions on the aviation sector, including hits...
Breakfast Bites: As AI reshapes roles, what skills should fresh grads prioritise?
As AI continues to disrupt jobs and industries, it is incumbent upon humans to adapt to stay relevant.
This is particularly important for fresh...
US Markets Wrap: Buying the Dip in a War Scare
U.S. stocks clawed back from steep losses after strikes involving the U.S., Israel and Iran rattled markets, with the S&P 500 finishing just above fla...