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Five news stories in five minutes. When you remove the grey, you get your news quicker. We tell you how it is, you decide from there.

Fast Five | 28 Oct 2025

Tuesday 28 October 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. ACCC sues Microsoft over pricing
  2. Test case for young workers
  3. PM meets leaders in Malaysia
  4. US carrier loses two aircraft in 30 mins
  5. Red crab creep begins

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 27 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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. Market climbs

  2. Microsoft faces legal action

  3. Auctions ease

  4. Copper near record high

  5. Putin unveils new nuclear missile

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Fast Five | 27 Oct 2025

Monday 27 October 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. Small business outlook improves
  2. Government negotiates environmental legislation 
  3. Louvre suspects arrested
  4. Super balances jump
  5. Qantas upgrades its inflight menus

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Q+A: Sean worked from France for 6 weeks. Did it work?

Remote working was a necessity during the pandemic, and since then, more people have embraced either working from home, or a hybrid arrangement. But what if you want to go completely remote - and work from the other side of the world?

Sean Aylmer worked from a village in the south of France for six weeks. He talks with his Fear & Greed colleagues Michael Thompson and Adam Lang about what worked and what didn't.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson and the team as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our websiteLinkedInInstagram or Facebook.

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Fast Five | 25-26 Oct 2025

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 24 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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 dips for the day but up for the week

  2. Defence faces landmark class action

  3. RBA chief warns on housing, payments and quantum threat

  4. Former ANZ boss defends trader’s sacking

  5. Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada

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Fast Five | 24 Oct 2025

Friday 24 October 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. BHP’s US-China balancing act
  2. RBA downplays mining boom
  3. Aldi sales surge
  4. Super Retail feels shareholder wrath
  5. NZ wild weather

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 23 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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

  2. AGM season

  3. Hastie defends Rudd

  4. White House demolition

  5. Russia sanctions

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Fast Five | 23 Oct 2025

Thursday 23 October 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. Gold prices tumble
  2. Macquarie mulls dumping options
  3. House prices soar
  4. ChatGPT takes on Google Chrome
  5. Louvre theft uninsured

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 22 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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. Market slumps 0.7pc

  2. Gold shock

  3. Sigma surges

  4. Rex rescue deal

  5. Trump–Putin talks collapse

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