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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 | 25-26 Oct 2025

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

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 24 Oct 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 dips for the day but up for the week

  2. Defence faces landmark class action

  3. RBA chief warns on housing, payments and quantum threat

  4. Former ANZ boss defends trader’s sacking

  5. Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada

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Fast Five | 24 Oct 2025

Friday 24 October 2025

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

  1. BHP’s US-China balancing act
  2. RBA downplays mining boom
  3. Aldi sales surge
  4. Super Retail feels shareholder wrath
  5. NZ wild weather

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 23 Oct 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 flat

  2. AGM season

  3. Hastie defends Rudd

  4. White House demolition

  5. Russia sanctions

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Fast Five | 23 Oct 2025

Thursday 23 October 2025

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

  1. Gold prices tumble
  2. Macquarie mulls dumping options
  3. House prices soar
  4. ChatGPT takes on Google Chrome
  5. Louvre theft uninsured

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 22 Oct 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 slumps 0.7pc

  2. Gold shock

  3. Sigma surges

  4. Rex rescue deal

  5. Trump–Putin talks collapse

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Fast Five | 22 Oct 2025

Wednesday 22 October 2025

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

  1. ASX hits high on Trump-Albo deal
  2. Energy transition speeds up
  3. $1m property markets
  4. Apple hits record
  5. Peanut allergy developments

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 21 Oct 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 hits high

  2. Rudd apologises

  3. New Super Retail CEO

  4. China encounter

  5. Amazon outage

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Fast Five | 21 Oct 2025

Tuesday 21 October 2025

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

  1. Albo-Trump meeting
  2. Big spending independents didn’t win seats
  3. Warning over mis-labelled sunscreens
  4. Space debris lands in WA
  5. Louvre jewel theft

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 20 Oct 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. Markets

  2. Albanese lands in Washington

  3. Iron ore alliance talk

  4. US buyer for Rex Airlines

  5. Cargo jet crashes in Hong Kong

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