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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 4 Sep 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 rebounds

  2. Domino’s boss doubles down

  3. Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal bid rejected

  4. Bill aims to ban PwC

  5. Alphabet shares jump

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Fast Five | 4 Sep 2025

Thursday 4 September 2025

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

  1. Economy grows more than expected
  2. Four year terms flagged for parliament
  3. NAB boss warns on AI
  4. ATO tells Aussies not to use super like piggy bank
  5. Household not paying power bills hits record

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 3 Sep 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 tumbles 1.8pc

  2. Gold price rises

  3. Govt funds new aged care spots

  4. Dan Andrews slammed for China pic

  5. US strikes drug ‘terrorists’

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Fast Five | 3 Sep 2025

Wednesday 3 September 2025

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

  1. PM tackles migration tensions
  2. Consumer confidence jumps
  3. Aussies prioritise work-life balance
  4. Nestle boss sacked
  5. Musk's wealth soars

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 2 Sep 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. Stocks go ex-divident

  2. Gold sets record

  3. Account deficit climbs

  4. New airline suffers setback

  5. Russia jams plane’s GPS

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Fast Five | 2 Sep 2025

Tuesday 2 September 2025

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

  1. Trump spooks investors
  2. ANZ prepares radical cuts
  3. ACCC pursues vege cartel
  4. Self-drive Tesla coming to Aus soon
  5. $350,000 wagyu cattle sale

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, saving on an irregular income. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 1 Sep 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 down, gold up 

  2. Social media ban study

  3. Katter doubles down

  4. SA bans soy sauce fish

  5. Afghanistan earthquake

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Fast Five | 1 Sep 2025

Monday 1 September 2025

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

  1. House prices surge
  2. Profit season wraps up
  3. Thousands join rallies
  4. Crackdown on 'shrinkflation'
  5. Tariffs ruled illegal

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Q+A: The four components of a building your personal brand

Is it enough to just do a good job, and hope your reputation precedes you? Or do you need to be building a personal brand through social media platforms like LinkedIn? 

Turns out, it's both - because a personal brand and platform could be the thing that find your next job, or launch your side hustle. 

Michael Thompson speaks with Fear & Greed presenter Natalie MacDonald, who spent seven years working at LinkedIn, and has just launched her new business Working@It. She explains the four components of building a personal brand.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join the Fear & Greed team as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our websiteLinkedInInstagram or Facebook!

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Fast Five | 30-31 Aug 2025

Michael Thompson and Natalie MacDonald go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.

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