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this is a special edition of the fear & greed afternoon report, as nvidia shares plunge and the tech giant's board reportedly considers the future of chief executive jensen huang following allegations about his personal life.

josh gilbert, market analyst at etoro, joins michael thompson to explain why huang is so important to nvidia, what his potential departure could mean for the global ai boom, and why investors should brace for further volatility.

plus, the australian sharemarket finishes slightly lower, with gains for the big banks offset by losses among mining stocks.

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thursday 12 november 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson

1. home loans record slump
2. djs closes stores in sydney, melbourne
3. macquarie bank fined for misleading customers
4. anthropic’s mega float
5. apple’s prudishness hits autocorrect

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know right now.

today, australian shares rise despite a sell-off on wall street, as hotter-than-expected us inflation fuels fears of another big interest rate hike. michael thompson looks at the winners and losers on the asx, including commonwealth bank, which has reported rising mortgage arrears and increased provisions for bad debts.

plus, david jones prepares to close half its stores, fresh signs of stress emerge in australia's private credit market, and us defence secretary pete hegseth survives an impeachment attempt.

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wednesday 11 november 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson

1. confidence near all-time lows
2. nvidia loses $us1.3tr in value
3. house price drop equal to worst in 40yrs
4. qantas to outsource 850 jobs
5. art auctions boom

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know right now.

today, australian shares surge to a two-month high, with a broad-based rally across the asx as wall street rebounds and oil prices fall. michael thompson looks at the day's biggest movers, including a jump in qantas shares and sharp falls for life360 and superloop.

plus, the accc launches a crackdown on misleading black friday sales, donald trump reveals the fbi is investigating nvidia boss jensen huang's affair with an alleged chinese spy, and a qantas flight breaks a world record.

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tuesday 10 november 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson

1. anz wants advice comeback
2. rba – ai keep rates higher
3. pm heads to turkey for cop31
4. ah beard thrown a lifeline
5. trump backs huang over affair

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know right now.

today, nvidia chief executive jensen huang faces an investigation after admitting to an affair with a woman suspected of being a chinese spy. michael thompson looks at the scandal engulfing the world's most important ai chipmaker, and why donald trump is backing huang to stay in the job.

plus, trump reflects on the republicans' bruising midterm election losses, the asx edges higher as mining stocks rally, and anz shares fall despite a strong profit result.

and prime minister anthony albanese's popularity plunges to new lows, with just one in five voters saying they trust him.

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monday 9 november 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson

1. pm backs down on defence sales
2. auctions come in around 50pc
3. car sales booming despite cost of living
4. on’s big plans for aussie runners
5. midterms fall out

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the saturday edition brings together the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous stories of the week.

sean aylmer and michael thompson go head-to-head. and for the first time, you can watch the longer edition on the fear & greed youtube channel.

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this is the fear & greed afternoon report - everything you need to know right now.

today, wall street suffers its worst sell-off since donald trump's liberation day tariffs, with trillions of dollars wiped from us sharemarkets amid fears of tougher regulation of artificial intelligence. michael thompson looks at what's behind the tech rout, and how the australian sharemarket managed to avoid the worst of the global sell-off.

plus, asian markets plunge, nextdc bucks the trend on the asx, and qantas warns of higher airfares and flight cuts as fuel costs soar.

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