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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. iran strikes push oil up

2. telstra outage

3. corporate wrap: resmed, adairs, atlas arteria

4. prince harry loses phone hacking case

5. trump claims walmart price credit

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wednesday 8 july 2026

nine entertainment and foxtel sign the biggest sports broadcasting deal ever, inking a $5.3 billion, seven year agreement for national rugby league rights. 

• wisetech founder and billionaire richard white steps down from the top job at the software group, again. 
• a small melbourne-based biotech asked by uganda to send over its anti-viral drug to treat ebola. 
• prime minister anthony albanese demands an answer from beijing over monday’s ballistic missile launch. 
• us president donald trump has another crack at italian pm giorgia meloni ahead of the nato summit.

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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 0.3pc

2. anthropic seeking data contracts

3. netwealth aims to double funds

4. trump admits calling fifa boss

5. china official’s $us300m bribe

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tuesday 7 july 2026

the gold sector is set for a shake-up with a $12.6 billion merger under consideration. 

• the commonwealth bank warns that the slumping housing sector could replace the middle east war as the main obstacle for the local economy
• australia does a deal with fiji, as china tests a nuclear capable long range missile 
• meta defends its business model that allows racist and sexist commentary on its platform
• why sbs is the winner at the fifa world cup

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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. miners, banks sold off

2. china launches missile in south pacific

3. ifm investors increases atlas stake

4. pm apologies for kylie minogue comments

5. trump’s alleged fifa intervention

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monday 6 july 2026

ev sales in australia hit a new record as byd threatens to overtake toyota as the leading car manufacturer in the country. 

• the us and donald trump celebrate 250 years
• the mid-sized capital cities join sydney and melbourne’s housing markets, with auction clearance rates tumbling
• gold overtakes coal as australia’s second biggest export earner behind iron ore
• the legal system is getting frustrated with ai run court cases

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the end of the financial year means the end of a wild ride for markets, and the start of some big, big changes for individuals and business. plus, a remarkable week in the us, the accc takes on... well, everybody, and humans vs ai in one of the world's most well-known companies.

sean aylmer and michael thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with adam lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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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 jumps as gold miners soar

2. bird flu found in nsw

3. saudi arabia oil exports near pre-war levels

4. us warned iran about israeli assassination plan

5. taylor swift wedding imminent

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friday 3 july 2026

falling commodity and cryptocurrency prices set super funds up for a problematic financial year. 

• the federal government introduces legislation to overhaul gaming advertising
• perpetual knocks back a $2.5 billion bid
• openai discusses giving five per cent of its share to the us government, as it works to curry favour
• ford’s novel approach to helping ai: employ older, human engineers

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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 flat as nab jumps

2. hormuz oil now 10m barrels a day

3. fuel biggest cost pressure for smes

4. alleged people smuggler arrested

5. russia attacks kyiv

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