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CNA938 Rewind - Los Angeles protests: Trump’s motive behind his deployments

U.S President Donald Trump’s move to federalize the National Guard and deploy troops to Los Angeles without the approval of California Governor Gavin Newsom has sparked debate over whether the White House could actually be fueling the unrest. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at whether the move has in fact escalated the situation, rather than de-escalate it. For that, they speak with Rick Mullaney, Shircliff Executive Director, Public Policy Institute, Jacksonville University.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Inflation holds steady, rate cut bets grow

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with David Dietze, Chief Investment Strategist, Dietze Wealth Management Group

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CNA938 Rewind - Can Singapore maintain its upgraded GDP growth forecast?

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has upgraded Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the year to 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, up from 0 per cent to 2 per cent previously. The upgrade largely reflects the better-than-expected performance of the Singapore economy in the first half of 2025. As uncertainty from Trump tariffs looms, will Singapore be able to maintain its GDP growth forecast? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Sheana Yue, Economist, Oxford Economics.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Could we see an end to $10 SIM card plans, with recent mergers and acquisitions?

Simba Telecom is set to buy the telco services of M1, while Starhub has already acquired the remainder of MyRepublic’s broadband business. Is Singapore’s telco field narrowing? What impact will this have on you the consumer in terms of how much you end up paying for your subscriptions. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Alfred Siew, Editor, Techgoondu.com.

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CNA938 Rewind - New GDP growth forecast, will we continue to see growth this year?

Singapore’s economy is set to grow faster than earlier expected this year. That’s according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), which raised its GDP growth forecast to between 1.5 and 2.5 per cent – up from zero to 2 per cent. But there have been warnings surrounding the outlook for the rest of the year, with global growth likely to slow due to U.S reciprocal tariffs taking effect. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB.

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CNA938 Rewind - VERS; which estates could be first?

As Singapore prepares for the rollout of the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme, or VERS, in the coming decade, all eyes are on which estates could be first in line. Daniel Martin finds out more from Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore.

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