How Much More Do You Need To Pay For Extra Condiments At A McDonald’s In 2025

Starting from 2 January 2025, McDonald’s will start charging customers $0.50 to $0.70 extra for certain condiments beyond a standard portion included with their meals.  While their Ketchup and Garlic Chilli sauces will remain free, within reasonable limits, a range of other popular condiments, including the Curry, BBQ, Honey Mustard sauces for McNuggets, Salad Dressing for […]

US stock quick picks – Jan 2 2025

Notables Notable Earnings Today: Resources Connection (Nasdaq: RGP), Lifecore Biomedical (Nasdaq: LFCR). Notable IPOs Today: INLIF LIMITED Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: INLF), Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: RAIN), Mister Car Wash, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: MCW). Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: MISE (SMBX), Gravity Power (PicMii), Zee’s Wiener System (Honeycomb). Notable Economic Events […]

Asia shares get off to bumpy start in 2025 with Trump’s policies in focus – Jan 2 2025

Equities Global shares (.MIWD00000PUS), closed out 2024 with a strong yearly gain of nearly 16%. Similarly MSCI’s of APAC ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), slid 1.2% in December though registered a gain of more than 7% for 2024. China’s CSI300 last down 1.43%, Hang Seng slid 1.74%. Investors are closely monitoring China’s economic recovery in 2025 after officials […]

4 Types Of Things You Cannot Buy Using Your CDC Vouchers At Supermarkets

In 2024, there were 2 tranches of CDC vouchers given to every Singaporean household – $500 in January and $300 in June 2024. Half of the vouchers (worth a total of $400) can be spent at supermarkets while the other half can be spent at participating heartland merchants and hawkers. These vouchers expire on 31 December […]

How Are CPF Interest Computed & Credited To Us Each Year

To help Singaporeans build up long-term savings for retirement, medical expenses and to pay for their housing, our CPF savings earn us a risk-free interest of between 2.5% to 6.0% p.a. For Singaporeans, the importance of our CPF interests cannot be understated. Our CPF interest compounds itself automatically, allowing us to accumulate our savings over […]