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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 7 Apr 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 surges 1.7pc

  2. Ben Roberts-Smith arrested

  3. Household spending rises in Feb

  4. Trump singles out Australia

  5. Regions pass 10 million people

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Fast Five | 7 April 2026

Tuesday 7 April 2026

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

  1. Rates set to rise as war continues
  2. Housing market slows
  3. EV wait times blow out
  4. Bad news for renters
  5. Peak reality TV is over

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 6 Apr 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 to open flat

  2. 45-day ceasefire

  3. Fuel till May

  4. Critical phase for Artemis

  5. Tesla sales slide

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Fast Five | 6 April 2026

Monday 6 April 2026

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

  1. ASX resilience shows through
  2. Regional house prices best
  3. AI legal help gets man thrown out of court
  4. Rise of Bank of Grandma and Grandpa
  5. Biggest religious pilgrimages

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Five Questions: Could you go without internet for a week? 

Michael asks Sean and Adam five questions - with no notice at all - about a digital detox. Could they handle a week without the internet? Could they do their jobs, navigate and communicate, or would life fall apart?

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Fast Five | 4 April 2026

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head to decide the best business stories of the quarter.

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Fast Five | 3 April 2026

Friday 3 April 2026

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

  1. Market jitters follow Trump speech
  2. New gambling advertising rules
  3. PM announces support for industry
  4. Can SpaceX make Elon Musk a trillionaire?
  5. Apple turns 50

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 2 Apr 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. Tech stocks dumped

  2. Thumbs down for PM address

  3. ASX under fire

  4. KMD crashes

  5. We have lift-off

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Fast Five | 2 April 2026

Thursday 2 April 2026

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

  1. PM urges calm
  2. ASX has best day in a year amid peace hopes
  3. Supply of housing rising
  4. India starts massive census
  5. The great KitKat heist

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 1 Apr 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 jumps 2.2pc

  2. PM to address nation

  3. US may exit Iran in 2-3 weeks

  4. Eagers Automotive surges

  5. Companies embrace April Fool’s Day

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