The Business Report with Ryan Huang and Chua Tian Tian

2026-8-3 14:34 From Wall Street trends to major corporate developments in Singapore, we track what’s moving markets and driving the real economy.

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We’re turning our attention to one of the SGX-listed blue chip stocks that recently announced its bumper earnings results – Seatrium that is. 

The marine and offshore specialist’s net profit for the first half ended Jun 30 surged 158 per cent to S$373 million. 

The group said that revenue for H1 2026 rose 4.7 per cent to S$5.6 billion, supported by steady execution of its order book. 

Meanwhile, basic earnings per share stood at S$0.1101 a share, compared with S$0.0426 a share in the same period the prior year, with no dividend declared for the half year.

But how does the company’s management assess its latest performance and what were the key drivers behind the numbers this time around?

In this special episode of The Business Report, finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Chris Ong, CEO, Seatrium for the details.

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2026-8-3 13:35 From Wall Street trends to major corporate developments in Singapore, we track what’s moving markets and driving the real economy.

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In this episode of The Business Report, finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor,  where they discussed a rare bilateral action by Japan and the US to halt the yen’s slide to fresh 40-year lows, before turning our attention to earnings due out of Singapore, including from the trio of local banks, this week.

Plus – a look at the latest delivery numbers out of electric vehicle maker NIO as well as a lookahead to global corporate earnings including reports from SpaceX, Palantir, McDonald’s, AMD, Spotify and Berkshire Hathaway.

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2026-8-3 12:34 From Wall Street trends to major corporate developments in Singapore, we track what’s moving markets and driving the real economy.

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2026-8-3 11:36 From Wall Street trends to major corporate developments in Singapore, we track what’s moving markets and driving the real economy.

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2026-8-3 10:35 From Wall Street trends to major corporate developments in Singapore, we track what’s moving markets and driving the real economy.

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Crude just tanked over 4% as President Trump suspended strikes on Iran, but is this a real peace deal or just a tactical pause? Mizuho Bank’s Head of Economics & Strategy, Vishnu Varathan, breaks down the sudden drop in energy, and what US-Japan joint currency intervention means for the Yen carry trade.

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2026-7-31 19:32 From Wall Street trends to major corporate developments in Singapore, we track what’s moving markets and driving the real economy.

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2026-7-31 18:34 From Wall Street trends to major corporate developments in Singapore, we track what’s moving markets and driving the real economy.

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