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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 | 5 Dec 2025

Friday 5 December 2025

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

  1. Tobacco excise backfires
  2. Households spend up
  3. Govt won’t hit 1.2m house target
  4. Spotify’s artist rankings
  5. Thailand relaxes alcohol rules

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 4 Dec 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 up, household spending surges

  2. Copper hits record high

  3. Whistleblower warning

  4. Chinese nationals found in remote WA

  5. Heatwave conditions

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Fast Five | 4 Dec 2025

Thursday 4 December 2025

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

  1. Economy picks up
  2. Future Fund boss under fire for EA trips
  3. Minister spends $100k on flights
  4. 2025 the year of property contradictions
  5. Shoppers beat the Christmas rush

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week: looking for a side hustle? Avoid these ones. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 3 Dec 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 on GDP data

  2. Bad news for First Guardian Master Fund investors

  3. Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal

  4. SME activity picks up

  5. MH370 search to resume

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Fast Five | 3 Dec 2025

Wednesday 3 December 2025

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

  1. Federal govt’s Xmas rush
  2. Traders forecast rates will rise
  3. Google fined $55m
  4. Samsung’s tri-fold phone 
  5. Blue collar jobs safer than white collar

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week: looking for a side hustle? Avoid these ones. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 2 Dec 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 closes up
  2. Ex PWC chief suspended
  3. Accenture cops a whack
  4. Corporate Travel investigation
  5. Airbus flags defects

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Fast Five | 2 Dec 2025

Tuesday 2 December 2025

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

  1. Defence overhaul
  2. Weight loss drugs warning
  3. ASX outage
  4. Metcash earnings hit by illicit tobacco
  5. Corporate jargon’s new peak

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, how an abundance mindset can change your bank balance. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 1 Dec 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 closes down

  2. Eraring closure risks blackouts

  3. Woolies ramps up delivery offering

  4. US - Venezuela tensions

  5. Mistake dents Piastri's F1 title dream

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Fast Five | 1 Dec 2025

Monday 1 December 2025

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

  1. ASX underperforms rivals
  2. Home prices surge 
  3. ATO’s high income crackdown
  4. Help-to-buy home scheme starts
  5. Why cats meow louder at men

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, how an abundance mindset can change your bank balance. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fast Five | 29-30 Nov 2025

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

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