José Torres, Senior Economist, Interactive Brokers, analyses the unexpected fall in private payrolls numbers for November and the consequential impacts for risk assets and Fed rate cuts; the factors driving the divergence between small-business job cuts and hiring at mid-size and large firms; whether there's any weight to Big Short investor Michael Burry's comments about the AI market bubble unwinding within the next two years; and how investors should position themselves in the current environment.  

 

Produced & Presented by Emaad Akhtar

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This week’s Breakfast Quiz is all about December — from birthstones to festive plants and iconic moments from history.

Join Emaad and Audrey and see how well you know the final month of the year!

 

Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Audrey Siek

Produced by Emaad Akhtar

Edited by Trisha Yeong

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Construction tech is exploding across Southeast Asia, and even heavy equipment rental is finally going digital.

In this episode of Mind Your Business, the Breakfast Show speaks with Antbuildz founder Kek Hean Hooi on what it takes to modernise a traditional industry, and the entrepreneurial lessons behind building Southeast Asia’s largest equipment rental marketplace.

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Southeast Asia’s digital economy is set to hit US$1 trillion by 2030 — and could go even higher if advanced technologies scale fast. 

Winnie Yap, HSBC’s Head of Global Payment Solutions, unpacks the innovations driving this growth, from programmable money to AI in corporate treasury, and shares what businesses should be experimenting with today to stay ahead in the decade ahead.

Produced and presented by Audrey Siek

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If you ever needed proof that human creativity knows no limits, look no further than the world’s weirdest inventions.

Join Emaad and Ryan as they unpack some of the most delightfully odd creations ever to exist!

 

Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang 

Produced by Emaad Akhtar

Edited by Trisha Yeong

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COE prices remain high, commuter routines are changing, and cars now sit idle 95% of the time, all of which are reshaping how Singaporeans think about mobility.

On Mind Your Business, the Breakfast Show brings back GetGo & ZipZap CEO Toh Ting Feng to break down the behavioural shifts he’s observed since ZipZap’s launch and what that means for car access vs ownership, and what entrepreneurs can learn from these shifts when building in a high-cost, high-expectation market.

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Singapore’s hiring landscape is evolving, from shifting skill demands to new technologies influencing how employers find and evaluate talent. As job searches become more complex, professionals are reassessing how they present their strengths, build visibility, and make strategic choices about their careers.

Angel Kilian, Career Strategist and Founder of Career inFocus, joins the Breakfast Show to explore how the idea of being “hireable” is changing, and what these shifts reveal about the future of work going into 2026.

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Could you freeze your age if you could? From cold plunges to NAD⁺ IV drips, biohacking is all the rage—but what actually works? 

Audrey, Emaad and Ryan break down the global trends, what Singaporeans are trying, and which biohacks are backed by science (and which are just hype). 

 

Presented by Audrey Siek, Ryan Huang and Emaad Akhtar

Produced by Audrey Siek

Edited by Trisha Yeong

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Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst & Consultant, Sobie Aviation, analyses overall passenger traffic at Changi Airport this year; performance of the outbound segment compared to inbound and transit; popular outbound destinations; and overall expectations for 2026.

 

Presented & Produced by Emaad Akhtar

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Stocks stumbled as December opened, with a sharp drop in Bitcoin dragging risk sentiment lower. 
Christine Short, Vice President of Research, Wall Street Horizon discusses what this bout of volatility really means. We explore whether the pullback marks a brief pause in the broader bull run or hints at deeper pressure on growth assets, why rising yields are clashing with expectations for Fed rate cuts, and how weakening manufacturing data fits into the macro picture. She also breaks down the surprising strength of holiday spending despite record-low consumer sentiment and highlights the key inflation and jobs data in the weeks ahead that will determine whether this downturn becomes a buying opportunity or the start of a broader correction.

Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang

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