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Weaving Southeast Asian folklore, Chinese fairy tale and folk religion with history and magic realism, combined with poetry, Eva Wong Nava, Author, The House of Little Sisters latest book draws our attention to the plight of female bond servants, many of whom were grandmothers and ancestors, whose sacrifices must be remembered for posterity. Michelle Martin finds out more. 

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Who's your favourite Marvel superhero? And would you invest in the company that owns them? Or perhaps, should you be looking at a different type of marvel, a tech company that maybe even Iron Man would like? Michelle Martin has the details. 

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On this episode of Market View, Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang explore MAS's recent order for OCBC to hold an additional S$300m in regulatory capital over SMS phishing scams and Twitter shareholders' plan to sue Elon Musk over his manipulation of markets. They also discuss how markets are reacting to better results from US retail sales. 

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What gives a stable coin value? If enough people lose confidence in a stable coin is that enough for its value to go up in smoke? Is it important not to dismiss defi and stablecoins as broad categories? Michelle Martin finds out with Geoff Ira, CEO, TradeTogether and Adrian Chng, Founder and Chairman, Fintonia Group.

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Why are some retail stocks surging and not others? What the Fed’s latest minutes signal. Martin and Ryan Huang also take a deeper look at Elon Musk's plan to refinance his Twitter bid in an effort to reduce risk and why some condo prices could rise.

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