Your Money with Michelle Martin

Michelle Martin reminisces Wendy's square burgers and chocolate frosty as she digests analyst’s takes on the fast food chain's promising growth and share price. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Market View takes a look at market reactions to local government announcements in Singapore, including easing travel curbs across the causeway; the rollercoaster ride that oil prices have swung back into, Russia's latest move to demand ruble payments for oil rather than USD, and what's in store for crypto SPACs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang as they break down the latest in the SPH takeover saga and why Ryan Cohen bought 100,000 more GameStop shares overnight. They also discuss Alibaba's share buyback move and which other Chinese tech firms may follow suit, digest Xiaomi's earnings and Alleghany's M&A price by Berkshire Hathaway, and what Lendlease plans to do with over $570 million for Jem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin shares some top stocks from the agricultural sector that investors can look at as prices of commodities like wheat are on the rise against the backdrop of the Ukraine war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin discusses growth investing opportunities and where VP Bank’s convictions lie for 2022 with Thomas Rupf, CIO Asia & Head of Trading Execution, VP Bank Ltd Singapore Branch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you feel like you’re a slave to your job? What if you want to quit and have no savings? You might want to consider lighting a F.I.R.E., which stands for Financial Independence Retire Early. Michelle Martin finds out how from Loh Shurn Lin, Independent Consultant & F.I.R.E. Mentor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin notes three companies in very different sectors that are appealing to investors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The merger ESR Reit and ARA Logos is finally happening -- what went down in the shareholder EGM? Berkshire Hathaway boosts its insurance buys with Alleghany, the impact of Koufu delisting and the US Feds signalling six interest rate hikes for the year. Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Arun Pai, Chief Strategy Officer, FLOW discuss the US Feds’ interest rate hike, the recent Chinese tech stock rout and thoughts on Forest Li’s letter to staff of Sea Ltd after its 75% wipeout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On St Patrick's Day, the Irish Ambassador to Singapore since 2018, H. E. Patrick Bourne shares his reflections of his time in Singapore, his thoughts on factors for keeping diplomacy alive in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what investors looking to Ireland are focussing on, in this interview with Michelle Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.