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It is reported that some meetings not only waste time but also a LOT of money - US$100mil (RM461.15mil) to be exact for big companies. So, is it time we ditch meetings and just use email instead? Helen Langhammer, Director of Aspire Consulting shares her thoughts.

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A Hot Wheels-looking centrifuge that fires projectiles into space, submarine-cloaking stealth rubber, the science behind bullwhips and a full menu of Musk feature on today’s episode.

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Founded in 1995, Homefield Real Estate has grown from a small setting establishment in Subang Jaya to a privately owned real estate company in Klang Valley. They specialise in residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural sale, purchase and rental, project marketing and more. Munirah Mohamad, the founder and director of Homefield shares how they strive to provide quality services to the customers.

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The Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week, and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In this episode, we cover the downbeat global GDP forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the differing property market fortunes of Malaysia and Singapore, as well as political rumblings following the dissolution of Parliament this week.

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The banking sector has been a steady performer. It was also an indirect beneficiary of Budget 2023 with incentives given for SMEs and the B40 group. While it will continue to benefit from more OPR hikes by BNM, a potential headwind is the eventual normalisation of OPR rates possibly in mid-2023. For more insights on this, we speak to Samuel Woo, Equity Analyst at MIDF.

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As Malaysia head into GE15, the running of the country is in the hands of a caretaker government. But what are the limits of its powers? What are the remedies if it does so? Beatrice Chin, Constitutional Lawyer, gives us her answers.

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Former student activist Adam Adli was elected this year as the PKR Youth Chief, beating a more experienced rival for the top post. What does he bring to the table and why is the youth wing against bringing MUDA into the fold? We discuss this and more with Adam.

Prasarana and MRT Corp have come under fire recently for poorly maintained station facilities and unreliable train services. Why does the Kuala Lumpur public train system fall short of regional peers? We get perspectives from transport analyst Datuk Ridza Abdoh Salleh.

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss looks set to abandon her deeply unpopular mini budget and its tax cuts after weeks of volatile financial market. We speak to Douglas McWilliams, Chief Executive and Founder of CEBR, for his views on this, and whether the Governor of the Bank of England will keep to his promise to end the bond purchasing program.

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All three US indices rallied yesterday in spite of higher than expected inflation data. This was certainly puzzling and is this another bear market rally? The inflation data will likely result in at least two 75bp hikes for the rest of this year. We speak to Clifford Bennett on his views on this.

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