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CNA938 Rewind - When sales tactics turn hostile and what consumers should know #SGToday

A beauty and wellness chain has agreed to provide up to S$1 million in refunds after an investigation found employees used high-pressure sales tactics to pressure customers into making purchases. The case has raised questions about when hard selling crosses the line into an unfair trade practice, how investigators determine when consumers have been subjected to undue pressure, and what warning signs consumers should look out for. Daniel Martin spoke with Kho Qin Yao, Director of the Fair Trading Practices Division at the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - The US$60 trillion wealth transfer and the next generation of investors

More than US$60 trillion is expected to pass to millennials and Gen Z in the US by 2048. Cheryl Goh speaks with Melvin Deng, Chief Executive Officer, QCP Group to explore how younger investors could change investment decisions, whether digital assets will gain a greater place in family portfolios, and why regulation and custody remain important.

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CNA938 Rewind - Sheikh Haikel on his cancer diagnosis, career and life in Singapore showbiz

Singapore rap pioneer and entertainer Sheikh Haikel reflects on his decades-long career, the milestones that shaped him and the legacy he hopes to leave behind. Following his recent stage four colon cancer diagnosis, he also opens up about the overwhelming support he has received from fans, friends and fellow artists across the region in this interview with Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji.

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CNA938 Rewind - Hormuz talks with Iran and Gulf states postponed

The Middle East conflict dominated discussions at the BRICS summit in New Delhi over the weekend. But efforts to ease tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have hit another hurdle. A meeting between Iran and Gulf Arab states in Oman, scheduled for Monday, has now been postponed. Elakeyaa Selvaraji and Hairianto Diman speak with Nader Hashemi, Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics, Georgetown University, for the latest.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Asian dividend resilience, elevated bond yields, shareholder return reforms

On today's (14 Sep) markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji speak with Christina Woon, Head of Core and Income Equities, Eastspring Investments

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CNA938 Rewind - ChatGPT's viral 80s image trend: What's the cost of AI photos?

Social media users are transforming selfies into 1980s-style portraits using generative AI. But behind every image is real computing infrastructure consuming electricity and water. Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji unpack how much energy AI image generation can use and why viral trends magnify the environmental impact with Ian Chew, Founder, Greenie Web

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