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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.

Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 16 Mar 2026

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 slips to three month low

  2. One Nation support surges

  3. Nationals front bench announced

  4. Charges against Antony Catalano

  5. Aussies miss out at Oscars

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Five Questions: When was the last time someone handed you cash? 

Michael hits Sean and Adam with five questions — no notice, no prep — all their use of cash. Who still carries it, when did they last receive it, and would they miss it if cash disappeared tomorrow?

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Fast Five | 14 Mar 2026

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

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 13 Mar 2026

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 down

  2. QANTAS Covid settlement

  3. Iron ore surge

  4. Inflation rising

  5. US, Iran threats

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Fast Five | 13 Mar 2026

Friday 13 March 2026

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

  1. Oil surges, petrol fears
  2. Cracks emerge in household spending
  3. Atlassian cuts 1600 jobs
  4. 1 in 7 Aussies experience fraud
  5. UK pound note controversy

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 12 Mar 2026

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 tumbles 1.3pc

  2. Aussie dollar hits 4 year high

  3. Royal Commission advisor quits

  4. KFC’s Germany push

  5. US prepares new tariff round

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Fast Five | 12 Mar 2026

Thursday 12 March 2026

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

  1. Rate hike next week
  2. Middle East embassies shuttered
  3. Matt Canavan to lead Nats
  4. Govt invests $200m in data centre player
  5. Robotaxis sans steering wheels

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 11 Mar 2026

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 rises

  2. Scott Morrison cleared

  3. Allegra Spender’s tax overhaul

  4. Anthropic to open in Australia

  5. US attacks mine-laying boats

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Fast Five | 11 Mar 2026

Wednesday 11 March 2026

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

  1. ASX partially rebounds
  2. Australia sends hardware to Middle East
  3. Housing value passes $12tr
  4. Littleproud quits as Nats leader
  5. Aussies head to Europe via US

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 10 Mar 2026

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 rebounds

  2. Iranian soccer players granted visas

  3. Glencore considering listing on ASX

  4. Kyle Sandilands demands to return to air

  5. Apple shifts iPhone production to India

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