Thinking Aloud

THINKING ALOUD

When financial advice is only a click away, investors must be wary

2026-10-06T23:00:00.000Z
Singapore-China partnership could be building block for the region
THINKING ALOUD

Singapore-China partnership could be building block for the region

2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z
The study found that high-paying and high-revenue firms devoted more resources on meetings “despite facing a substantially higher opportunity cost of employee time”.
THINKING ALOUD

Meetings are time-consuming, but might be good for you

2026-09-29T23:00:00.000Z
China’s President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Donald Trump have agreed to maintain a trade truce until early 2027, even as tensions persist over other issues.
THINKING ALOUD

A managed rivalry between US and China serves the world well

2026-09-28T07:07:04.000Z
Singapore’s next labour market challenge may not be simply about creating enough jobs, but also helping workers move successfully into them.
THINKING ALOUD

Singapore has jobs, but can retrenched workers get them?

2026-09-23T23:00:00.000Z
Seniors playing table tennis at Pasir Ris Sport Centre. Healthy longevity is about being able to walk, being able to talk, to have friends and to have a purpose in life.
THINKING ALOUD

We’re living longer. But what are we living for?

2026-09-22T23:00:00.000Z
With no fuel hedges and a heavily leveraged balance sheet, AirAsia Group has posted a second-quarter net loss of RM831 million.
THINKING ALOUD

AirAsia’s funding woes test how far Malaysia will go to protect its budget champion

2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z
In recent weeks, OpenAI and Anthropic have issued portentous warnings about the dangers their own products pose to civilisation, making vague noises about collectively slowing down development.
THINKING ALOUD

AI agents, we’re going to need to see some ID

2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran.  The US attack on Iran dragged its Gulf allies into a regional war against their will and has resulted in a closed Strait of Hormuz.
THINKING ALOUD

The cost of the US’ preventive wars after 9/11

2026-09-14T23:00:00.000Z
At Jackson Hole last month, Warsh delivered the most consequential seven minutes of his young chairmanship.
THINKING ALOUD

Warsh is talking like a hawk. But he might not be ready to deliver a rate hike

2026-09-09T23:00:00.000Z