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The Business Times Podcast Channel presents diverse perspectives, in-depth analysis and news covering career, business, markets, investing, current affairs and tech. Powered by the Journalism of The Business Times and Tech in Asia. Available on all your favourite audio and video content apps an...
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S2E278: UEFA Boycotts the World Cup, Microsoft Surges and the BOJ Holds at One Per Cent
Headline news for July 31, 2026: UEFA and all fifty-five European member nations vote unanimously to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA abandons its pl...
S2E548: Record Samsung earnings fail to lift Kospi, Oil rallies on renewed conflict
Market news for July 30, 2026: Asian markets traded mixed today, with the South Korean Kospi falling again despite record profits from chipmaking gian...
S2E277: U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran; Singapore Rolls Out S$900M Support Package
Headline news for July 30, 2026: U.S. Central Command announces fresh strikes on Iran, following a drone strike on an Egypt tanker, and Iran’s attack...
S2E547: AI anxiety extends Asia chip sell-off; Oil climbs on renewed Iran tensions
Market news for July 29, 2026: Asian technology shares extended their sell-off today, taking its cue from another steep decline in US chip stocks ove...
S2E276: Japan Earthquake Kills 13, US & Saudi Forces Strike Iraq and Malaysia's F1 Return
Headline news for July 29, 2026: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Kumamoto in southwestern Japan with at least thirteen confirmed dead, an Aeon Mal...
S2E546: Asia chip sell-off deepens as China competition fears trigger Kospi circuit breaker
Market news for July 28, 2026: Asian chip stocks tumbled today, led by a 10.84 per cent drop in South Korea's Kospi, which triggered a circuit breaker...
S2E275: Iran Talks Resume Amid Fresh Drone Strikes and China Confirms a 20% Tariff Cap
Headline news for July 28, 2026: US-Iran diplomatic contacts resume but Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq report fresh drone attacks overnight. China con...
S1E57: Prospects and challenges for Singapore's hotel industry: the impact of AI and robots
Get insights on latest developments, trends and challenges in the vital hospitality sector.
How does a homegrown hospitality management group co...
S2E545: Oil slides on Gulf pause, Chinese chip giant CXMT soars in record IPO
Market news for July 27, 2026: Asian markets rose as a temporary pause in the fighting in the Gulf pushed oil prices lower. Changxin Technology Group...
S2E274: US and Iran Pause Strikes, MAS Tightens Again and Oil Tumbles Five Per Cent
Headline news for July 27, 2026: Both U.S. and Iranian forces hold fire for a second consecutive day as a regional mediator calls the pause a positiv...
S2E52: Oil at US$100, new tariffs and a yen at a 40-year low: Barclays on what Asia faces next
Oil prices are surging, AI spending is back under the microscope, and a new round of U.S. tariffs is raising fresh concerns about global growth. Toget...
S2E273: US Tariffs Hit Sixty Countries, Brent Tops US$100 and Singapore Seeks Tariff Clarity
Headline news for July 24, 2026: New US tariffs of ten to twelve-point-five per cent take effect today on sixty trading partners covering ninety-nine...
S2E544: Oil jumps on Houthi attacks, AI spending powers Asian chip stocks
Market news for July 23, 2026: Asian shares advanced today after major US technology companies unveiled robust capital spending plans. Oil prices cli...
S2E272: Houthis Strike Saudi Tankers in Red Sea, and South Korea Beats Growth Forecasts
Headline news for July 23, 2026: Yemen's Houthis strike two Saudi oil tankers: the Encelia and the Layla in the Red Sea early this morning Singapore...
S3E7: Tyres and treasure: Stamford Tyres' Dawn Wee talks about the soul of business
Some businesses are built on strategy. Legacies, however, are built on something deeper.
In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro...
S2E543: Oil hits seven-week highs as Yen slides to forty-year low
Market news for July 22, 2026: Asian shares traded mixed today amid caution ahead of the major tech earnings this week. Yen slides to its weakest lev...
S2E271: Iran War Costs Tops US$37.5B, Houthis Threaten Red Sea Shipping , SGX Debuts First U.S. SDRs
Headline news for July 22, 2026: Oil prices surged to a five-week high today, as two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the...
S2E542: Asian stocks bounce back, Oil slips despite escalating Houthi threats
Market news for July 21, 2026: Asian shares climbed today, led by gains in Japan and South Korea. Oil prices edged lower on hopes of diplomatic progr...
S2E270: Houthis Blockade Saudi Arabia, Mediators Propose a Ten-Day Iran Ceasefire and Burnham Takes Power in Britain
Headline news for July 21, 2026: Yemen's Houthis declare a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia effective immediately threatening to close the Bab el-Mandeb...
S2E541: Oil tops US$90 as conflict intensifies, South Korean chip sell-off accelerates
Market news for July 20, 2026: Asian shares traded mixed today as the conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil prices higher, reaching above US$90 a...
S2E269: US Death Toll Hits Seventeen, Brent Crosses Ninety Dollars and Hormuz Traffic Falls to Four Ships
Headline news for July 20, 2026: A third US service member is confirmed killed in the Iran conflict, bringing the total death toll to seventeen since...
S2E51: Chip stocks falling, oil rising and India's US$30 trillion opportunity: M&G's Vikas Pershad on where to look now
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, coupled with growing concerns that AI spending may have become too exuberant, have fuelled volatility in sto...
S2E268: Singapore Electronics Surge, Iran Fighting Enters Sixth Night and Gold Falls Below Four Thousand Dollars
Headline news for July 17, 2026: Singapore's electronics exports surge one hundred and five per cent in June on AI-driven demand even as overall expor...
S2E540: TSMC's record profit fails to lift Asian chip stocks; Oil eases amid elevated risks
Market news for July 16, 2026: Asian shares fell today, led by the sell-off in semiconductor, even as chipmaking giant TSMC announced its’ record earn...
S2E267: Bank of Korea Hikes Rates, China Tops the US in Global Favourability and Asian Chip Stocks Tumble
Headline news for July 16, 2026: The Bank of Korea raises rates for the first time in three and a half years as inflation hits a two-and-a-half-year h...
S2E539: Oil jumps on US-Iran hostilities; ASML earnings lift AI sentiment
Market news for July 15, 2026: Asian shares rally as US inflation numbers cooled interest rate hike expectations. Geopolitical tensions continue to r...
S2E266: Hormuz Blockade In Force, UAE Tankers Burn and Softer US Inflation Eases Rate Hike Fears
Headline news for July 15, 2026: The US naval blockade on Iran is now in force as of four this morning Singapore time. Two UAE tankers are set ablaze...
S2E538: Oil hits four-week high as Asian stocks rebound
Market news for July 14, 2026: Asian markets closed mostly higher today, after a reversal and stock gains in Japan and South Korea. Possibility of US...
S2E265: US Restarts the Iran Blockade, Singapore's Economy Beats Expectations and Malaysia Eyes Early Election
Headline news for July 14, 2026: President Trump reinstates the Iran blockade and declares the US the Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz announcing a tw...
S1E64: Retirement’s longevity challenge
A long life is a blessing—but is your retirement plan ready for it? In this episode of WealthBT, Genevieve Cua sits down with Manulife Investments Sin...
S2E537: Oil surges as US-Iran strikes escalate, SK Hynix plunges after Nasdaq debut
Market news for July 13, 2026: Asian shares fell today as the escalating conflict in the Middle East led to higher oil prices and reignited global inf...
S2E264: Bangkok Pub Fire Kills Twenty-Seven, Iran Closes Hormuz Again and Warsh Faces Congress
Headline news for July 13, 2026: A fire at a Bangkok pub kills twenty-seven people and injures sixty-three overnight — many found trapped in restrooms...
S2E50: Oil, AI and a wobbly yen: JP Morgan's Raisah Rasid on what investors should consider now
Escalating military tensions between the US and Iran have renewed concerns over energy prices, while volatility in AI-linked technology stocks, partic...
S2E263: Iran Strikes Four Countries as US Hits Near Nuclear Plant, Australia set to Sell Uranium to India
Headline news for July 10, 2026: Iran fires missiles and drones at US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan as US strikes hit near the p...
S2E536: Asian markets lose momentum as oil surge fuels inflation fears
Market news for July 9, 2026: Oil prices rose 1 per cent for its third consecutive session amid renewed geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran....
S2E262: Trump Declares the Iran Deal Over, and Airlines told to Avoid Iranian Airspace
Headline news for July 9, 2026: President Trump declares the Iran ceasefire memorandum over at the NATO summit in Ankara. The US strikes Kharg Island...
S3E6: AI and the Singaporean worker
As Singapore prepares its workforce for the AI era, beyond upskilling, is it reshaping workers' identities and sense of self?
In this episode of...
S2E535: Oil up as US-Iran ceasefire ends, South Korean Kospi enters bear market
Market news for July 8, 2026: US President Trump declared an end to the ceasefire with Iran, following an exchange of strikes between the two countrie...
S2E261: US Strikes Iran, Tankers Hit in Hormuz and Indonesia Seals a BrahMos Missile Deal
Headline news for July 8, 2026: The US launches a new wave of strikes on Iran and revokes its oil sanctions waiver after Iran attacks three tankers in...
S2E534: Asian markets slide on Samsung shock; Oil advances amid renewed Middle East tensions
Market news for July 7, 2026: Asia shares fell today, following Samsung’s earning guidance failing to impress investors. Oil moved up slightly over re...