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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 29 June 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 climbs as Iran hostilities ease

  2. Pauline Hanson support drops

  3. Lowy family targeted in antisemitic abuse

  4. Fourth case of bird flu

  5. 1300 killed in heatwave

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Fast Five | 29 June 2026

Monday 29 June 2026

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

  1. Tech stocks tumble
  2. Renewed Middle East hostilities
  3. New fines for social media companies
  4. Canberran named world’s loudest person
  5. MrBeast’s growing influence

 

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Fast Five | 27-28 June 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 | 26 June 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 closes

  2. Budget bonus

  3. Beefing up social media ban

  4. Hormuz pause

  5. Socceroos advance

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Fast Five | 26 June 2026

Friday 26 June 2026

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

  1. Jobs surge adds to rate pressure
  2. Oil prices drop to pre-war level
  3. Tax reform passes parliament
  4. Judo Bank’s share price crashes 40pc
  5. Musk no trillionaire

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 25 June 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 drops 0.7pc

  2. Independent MPs launch new party

  3. ‘Significant terror cases’ disrupted by ASIO

  4. Karl Stefanovic to depart Nine

  5. Dozens killed in Venezuela earthquake

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Fast Five | 25 June 2026

Thursday 25 June 2026

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

  1. Inflation prompts rate fears
  2. Domain: house prices set to fall
  3. Third case of bird flu detected
  4. $US125b of goods stranded in Strait of Hormuz
  5. Record heatwave hits Europe

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 24 June 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 0.2pc

  2. Gold price falls

  3. Qantas flight diverted

  4. Karl Stefanovic under pressure

  5. Meta planning prediction app

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Fast Five | 24 June 2026

Wednesday 24 June 2026

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

  1. Labor wins Greens support for tax changes
  2. Iron ore prices fall
  3. WiseTech Global denies CEO allegations
  4. KPMG scandal escalates
  5. SpaceX tumbles

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 23 June 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 sold off 

  2. Viva refinery to return to 90pc production

  3. Andrew Hastie to receive extra protection

  4. Corporate wrap: Reliance, Iluka Resources, Lynas Rare Earths

  5. Lionel Messi breaks World Cup record

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