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friday 1 may 2026

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

1. house prices fall
2. oil prices hit 4 year high
3. mega earnings results for tech giants
4. get ready for higher bread, milk, vege prices
5. liv golf collapse

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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 down for 8th day

2. us fed leaves rates on hold

3. jbs hit with $268m tax bill

4. stockland ceo’s slowdown warning

5. trump and putin phone call

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thursday 30 april 2026

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

1. inflation spikes, rates set to rise
2. asx falls for 7th day
3. aldi’s profit tumbles
4. g8 childcare closes centres
5. opec in crisis

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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 dips on inflation jump

2. penny wong china meeting disrupted

3. pauline hanson’s donation

4. cyclone hits woodside’s results

5. king charles at state dinner

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wednesday 29 april 2026

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

1. new journalism laws for tech
2. oil prices rise with hormuz still closed
3. aussie banks promote their tax bills
4. charles iii-donald bromance
5. michael biopic sets record

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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 0.6pc
2. grant thornton $800m deal
3. aukus sub warning
4. vic teachers 28pc pay offer
5. 30 years since port arthur

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tuesday 28 april 2026

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

1. investors dump small caps
2. $7b bid for atlas arteria
3. space etfs all the rage
4. cash usage rises
5. adidas the winner in marathon record

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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 0.2pc
2. pm texts trump after attack
3. snowy hydro blowout claims
4. google & meta’s offshore payments
5. jerome powell probe dropped

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monday 27 april 2026

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

1. gunman fires at trump dinner
2. boom city in housing market
3. business calls for means testing
4. etfs gain young friends
5. lufthansa cuts flights

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it's sean's turn this week to hit michael and adam with five questions - no notice, no prep. this week, it's all about meeting etiquette.

from agendas and starting on time to late arrivals, phone use and follow-ups, sean, michael and adam share their biggest meeting gripes... and a few confessions along the way. are meetings a waste of time without clear action, and who’s actually responsible for getting things done?

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