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Fast Five | 8 Sep 2026

Tuesday 8 September 2026

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

  1. Super, property fight heats up
  2. Productivity crisis worsens
  3. Transport workers to strike
  4. Aust loses cruise ships
  5. Pentagon hunts leaks

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 7 Sep 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. Energy, mining stocks offset tech fall

  2. $50m payday for Kogan founder
  3. Bubs secures permanent US access
  4. FIFA boss to seek another term
  5. 5 killed in Amazon plane crash

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Fast Five | 7 Sep 2026

Monday 7 September 2026

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

  1. Parliament returns for policy showdown
  2. Tesla tops sales
  3. Spring auctions stumble
  4. Grocery prices pass wage rises
  5. Pizza robots fail

 

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Fast Five | 5-6 Aug 2026

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

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 4 Sep 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 off 1pc for week
  2. Bathla owes at least $3.4bn
  3. 36 Australians still missing in Nepal
  4. ASIC expands KPMG investigation
  5. Tesla launches driverless Cybercab

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Fast Five | 4 Sep 2026

Friday 4 September 2026

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

  1. Corporate Travel’s brutal return
  2. Trust changes watered down
  3. US, Aus talk defence
  4. Startup sold in cut price deal
  5. Uber cuts jobs

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 3 Sep 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 snaps three-day losing streak

  2. Pacific splits over China missile test

  3. Santos ramps up Alaska oil

  4. Atlassian puts a price on AI

  5. Trump slaps 100pc tariffs on drones

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Fast Five | 3 Sep 2026

Thursday 3 September 2026

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

  1. GDP lifts rate hike odds
  2. EV sales surge
  3. Telstra reveals outage failures
  4. AI boom vs housing shortage
  5. World to miss climate target

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 2 Sep 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 1pc

  2. Climate event struggles for leaders

  3. Bathla gets another 24 hours

  4. Warning over Sydney Airport safety

  5. US and China clash at G20

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Fast Five | 2 Sep 2026

Wednesday 2 September 2026

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

  1. Chalmers bets on AI
  2. Bond yields hit multi-year highs
  3. CSL strikes Trump deal
  4. Solar overtakes coal in China
  5. LIV Golf on last legs

 

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