Iran launched hundreds of attack drones and missiles at Israel late on Saturday, in what officials from Iran described as retaliation for the airstrike on the country's consulate in Syria nearly two weeks ago. 

Now that the Middle East is on high alert with the threat of open warfare erupting between Iran and Israel, what is the risk of the US being dragged into it?

Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science,  School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University weighs in.

Iran launched hundreds of attack drones and missiles at Israel late on Saturday, in what officials from Iran described as retaliation for the airstrike on the country's consulate in Syria nearly two weeks ago. 
Now that the Middle East is on high alert with the threat of open warfare erupting between Iran and Israel, what is the risk of the US being dragged into it?
Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science,  School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University weighs in.

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Singapore shares were little changed today following a mixed showing on Wall Street and slight gains in Europe overnight.

In early trade, the Straits Times Index headed down 0.02 per cent to 3,313.34 points, amid mixed trading among bank counters.

In terms of companies to watch, we have Singapore Airlines, after the national flag carrier signed an agreement with Indonesia flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to explore revenue sharing arrangements for flights between Indonesia and Singapore. 

Elsewhere, from more on the endless shrimp dish at and mismanagement of US seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster, to Nvidia’s earnings potentially sparking a US$200 billion swing in shares, more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Chong Ser Jing, Co-founder and Portfolio Manager, Compounder Fund.

Singapore shares were little changed today following a mixed showing on Wall Street and slight gains in Europe overnight.
In early trade, the Straits Times Index headed down 0.02 per cent to 3,313.34 points, amid mixed trading among bank counters.
In terms of companies to watch, we have Singapore Airlines, after the national flag carrier signed an agreement with Indonesia flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to explore revenue sharing arrangements for flights between Indonesia and Singapore. 
Elsewhere, from more on the endless shrimp dish at and mismanagement of US seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster, to Nvidia’s earnings potentially sparking a US$200 billion swing in shares, more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.
On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Chong Ser Jing, Co-founder and Portfolio Manager, Compounder Fund.

Market View: Possible US$200B swings on Nvidia’s earnings, Tencent suspends Dungeon & Fighter Mobile shortly after debut, Mismanagement at Red Lobster, SIA-Garuda Indonesia partnership, OUE’s off-market share buyback and more

Kevin Tan has nearly 400 watches to his name and has been collecting them since he was 16 years old. He admits that he doesn't wear all of his collection, but he remembers the vast majority of the ones he own because of milestones, moments of exuberance, or folly. On R.I.C.H., Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Kevin Tan, Chief Commercial Officer, Straits Financial, to find out more about his passion in collecting watches.

Kevin Tan has nearly 400 watches to his name and has been collecting them since he was 16 years old. He admits that he doesn't wear all of his collection, but he remembers the vast majority of the ones he own because of milestones, moments of exuberance, or folly. On R.I.C.H., Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Kevin Tan, Chief Commercial Officer, Straits Financial, to find out more about his passion in collecting watches.

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Carmakers are not self-policing well enough and still buying parts from a firm that uses forced labor. Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act law in 2021 but thousands of BMW mini coopers were imported into the U.S. with components from the same firm.

Carmakers are not self-policing well enough and still buying parts from a firm that uses forced labor. Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act law in 2021 but thousands of BMW mini coopers were imported into the U.S. with components from the same firm.

Spill the Tea: Automakers caught for non-complianceCarmakers are not self-policing well enough and still buying parts from a firm that uses forced labor. Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act law in 2021 but thousands of BMW mini coopers were imported into the U.S. with components from the same firm.

Washington Report: Iran didn't heed Biden’s warning not to attack. Will Israel do the same?

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