Thinking Aloud

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.
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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
Hyundai’s Elexio is assembled in China, ostensibly for Chinese buyers, with a sprawling touch screen and batteries from BYD.
THINKING ALOUD

The Hyundai that South Koreans can’t buy – and what it can teach the car industry

2026-09-08T23:00:00.000Z
Wall Street is effectively betting that US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh will administer a small dose of monetary medicine without killing the patient.
THINKING ALOUD

Why Wall Street can keep rising even as the Fed turns hawkish

2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z
Boards seldom destroy companies in a single meeting. They erode trust one choice at a time.
THINKING ALOUD

Boards need to pay attention to their invisible balance sheet

2026-09-02T23:00:00.000Z