BUSINESS

thursday 10 september 2026

the most expensive houses in sydney and melbourne have lost more than ten per cent of their value as pressure increases to lift interest rates. 

• oil prices head towards $us100 a barrel, which is bad news at the petrol bowser
• apple launches its new foldable phone
• retail wars escalate as the owner of ghanda takes a look at kmd brands
• openai says a large language model has solved one of the great puzzles of mathematics

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wednesday 9 september 2026

business conditions and consumer sentiment fall, as the rba warns it may lift rates again. 

• the federal government declares a ‘global reckoning is coming for big tech’
• a major shakeup for australian cricket, with the green light given to private investors 
• the us’s trade war with canada escalates
• why gen z is refusing to network

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx hits six-week low

2. housing wealth falls $34 billion

3. super funds pinged over misleading investment claims

4. bird flu spreads, but poultry remains clear

5. 9/11 records raise questions over toxic air

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tuesday 8 september 2026

super and property - the two biggest sources of wealth for australians - shape up as the key political battlegrounds. 

• the productivity crisis deepens
• australia is losing cruise ships to cheaper destinations
• thousands of freight and transport workers to walk off the job
• the pentagon puts senior staff through lie detector tests

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. energy, mining stocks offset tech fall

2. $50m payday for kogan founder
3. bubs secures permanent us access
4. fifa boss to seek another term
5. 5 killed in amazon plane crash

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monday 7 september 2026

parliament resumes in canberra, with social media reform, illicit tobacco and family trusts on the agenda. 

• the tesla model y knocks off the dual cab utes to become the best-selling vehicle in australia. 
• tensions rise in the middle east, after the us attacks iranian oil tankers
• the spring selling season kicks off with a whimper,
• finally something robots aren’t good at: making pizza.

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michael thompson and natalie macdonald battle over the biggest and best business stories of the week, with adam lang deciding the winner.

this week: what the latest economic numbers mean for interest rates, the house price downturn, and the reforms that could shape the way we work and live.

plus, a changing political landscape, the power of ai, and a bizarre police chase that became one of the week’s best social media stories.

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx off 1pc for week
2. bathla owes at least $3.4bn
3. 36 australians still missing in nepal
4. asic expands kpmg investigation
5. tesla launches driverless cybercab

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friday 4 september 2026

corporate travel management returns to the asx, and its share price crashes in seconds. 

• the federal government waters down its changes to trusts
• uber cuts thousands of jobs after accumulating too many managers
• australia and the us plan to expand to america’s military presence on our soil
• one of the country’s best known startups sold in a cut price deal

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx snaps three-day losing streak

2. pacific splits over china missile test

3. santos ramps up alaska oil

4. atlassian puts a price on ai

5. trump slaps 100pc tariffs on drones

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