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根据美联储最新发布的数据显示，美国九月制造业产值下降0.7%，8月修正为下降0.4%。这一数据表明了美国制造业产出意外下滑，创两个月以来的最大降幅。尽管市场需求保持高位，但原材料采购及劳动力短缺问题依旧造成订单积压，生产商何时能摆脱供应链中断的危机？此外，大马政府早前释放出开放国门的信号，促使外资逐渐涌入股市，马股周一再次冲破1600大关，创下五个月以来的新高点。有者认为投资者会套利离场，有者认为大马短期依旧处于牛市，究竟专业分析员如何看待呢？

本期节目邀请到丰隆投资银行研究零售研究主管吴俊声来到财今股视进行股市点评。

Interstate borders have been open for a week now - but international travel is still tightly controlled, with Malaysians able to travel overseas, but foreign tourists not allowed to enter. An opinion piece by Dr Jayant Menon argues that we should just open our borders fully. We speak with him to find out more.

*CORRECTION: As of 18 October, the quarantine period for travellers returning to Malaysia has been reduced to 7 days, and not 14 days as mentioned in the podcast. We regret this error.

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More couples in Malaysia are having children only when they’re in their 30s and 40s, but age poses a challenge to fertility. We explore what are the options for couples trying to conceive, and what hope IVF can offer, with Dr Surinder Singh, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, and Fertility Specialist, from TMC Fertility @ Thomson Hospital.

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The  “One Health” concept isn't something new. It's been described as an idea that had been known for more than a century; that human health and animal health are interdependent, and bound to the health of the ecosystems in which they exist. We do a 101 on this approach on today's show, and also specifically explore how the One Health approach can offer solutions to the health problems of the tropics, with Professor Dr Latiffah Hassan, a veterinary public health epidemiologist and academician from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

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Malaysians (and people across the globe) have been living through the COVID-19 pandemic for the past 18 months. While this has made almost everybody’s life a living nightmare, the B40 community has been particularly vulnerable, as many have lost jobs, have been left no choice but to withdraw their EPFs early, children have dropped out of school and many have even died by suicide. On top of this, the government mentioned that around 500 000 M40 families have now slipped into B40. Budget 2022 will be tabled in Parliament on the 29th of October. How should the budget address issues concerning the B40 community?

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A year after the pandemic began, 68% of workers surveyed by Prudential Financial said that their ideal professional life would include working both remotely and in the office. But that presents a challenge for companies that now need to rethink their workspaces. So how will the physical office space change post-pandemic?

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Nichol Ng is the founder of the first and only food bank in Singapore. She runs a family food business that she successfully transformed and modernized, turning it into a market leader, at a very young age. Being a pioneer in female empowerment and gender parity in a male-dominated environment, she talks to us about the history of the business, women in leadership and female empowerment.

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Health has come into sharp focus over the course of the pandemic, with many of us taking a much more vested interest in not just reactive but preventative courses of action. Dr Maryam Aziz, founder and CEO of Jardin Pharma, Malaysia’s first halal eco-pharmaceutical company, discusses moving from the cosmeceutical space to the pharmaceutical space, and their big plans for the future.

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Palm oil prices have been on a bullish trend like all other commodities. Ong Chee Ting, Regional Plantation Analyst from Maybank Investment Bank tells us the reasons for this and whether it is sustainable. He also weighs in with his top picks for the sector.

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Chai Kian Soon, Senior General Manager at IJM Land, joins us to talk about the developer's latest launch, Robin @ Rimbayu. Chai explains the home's open concept, how it caters to the needs of new homeowners, as well as IJM's aspirations of building communities and not just houses.