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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 | 19 Aug 2025

Tuesday 19 August 2025

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

  1. Reform roundtable kicks off
  2. NAB’s $130m underpayment
  3. Turnbull slams bosses for cyber risk
  4. Four-day workweek trials cancelled
  5. Meta hits problems with its AI

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 18 Aug 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 higher

  2. Calls to dump stamp duty

  3. Google hit with massive fine

  4. Indonesia drops aid to Palestine

  5. World leaders arrive in US

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Fast Five | 18 Aug 2025

Monday 18 August 2025

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

  1. PM on high ahead of roundtable
  2. Auctions surge after interest rate cut
  3. Qantas faces a reckoning
  4. Trump to meet with Zelensky
  5. Million-euro handbag heists in Paris

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Fast Five | 16-17 Aug 2025

Michael Thompson and Adam Lang go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 15 Aug 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. Baby Bunting soars

  3. PM faces criticism from US

  4. CBA boss hits back

  5. Trump downplays US/Russia summit

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Fast Five | 15 Aug 2025

Friday 15 August 2025

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

  1. Westpac’s bumper result
  2. Super housing boost
  3. ASIC sues Mercer Super
  4. Telstra’s profit soars
  5. Trump to meet Putin today

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, financial red flags in relationships. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 14 Aug 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. Westpac soars

  2. Strong jobs numbers

  3. Ampol’s $1b purchase

  4. Setback for DeepSeek

  5. David Stratton dies

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Fast Five | 14 Aug 2025

Thursday 14 August 2025

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

  1. CBA’s record profit, shares slump
  2. PM rejects 4-day work week
  3. Huge housing profits
  4. $53b bid for Google Chrome
  5. Cotswolds protests against JD Vance

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 13 Aug 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. CBA sold off

  2. Results galore

  3. Wages steady

  4. Epic win

  5. Israel crisis worsens

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Fast Five | 13 Aug 2025

Wednesday 13 August 2025

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

  1. RBA cuts rates, warns on productivity
  2. Star Entertainment strikes a deal
  3. Trump extended tariff truce with China
  4. Airlines cash in on premium travel
  5. Meghan & Harry’s new Netflix deal

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