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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 20 May 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 falls 1.3pc

  2. Shadow Treasurer launches ‘Stand with Small’ campaign

  3. Webjet slumps after Virgin cuts commissions

  4. James Hardie’s full year results down 75pc

  5. Son of billionaire named as suspect in death

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Fast Five | 20 May 2026

Wednesday 20 May 2026

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

  1. RBA hints rates on hold
  2. New 30pc trust tax delay
  3. Beef golden period coming to end
  4. Super heading for 4th good year
  5. Musk loses fight against OpenAI, Altman

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 19 May 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 rallies 1.2pc

  2. TechnologyOne dismisses SaaSpocalypse fears

  3. Santos, Shell attack govt polocy

  4. Albanese response to meme campaign

  5. Stefanovic, Maguire sign with ARN

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Fast Five | 19 May 2026

Tuesday 19 May 2026

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

  1. ASX tumbles as yields rise
  2. “Death tax” squabble
  3. ASX200 stock falls 70pc in minutes
  4. Govt orders China shareholders out of company
  5. Why people want a new job

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 18 May 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 tumbles 1.5pc

  2. Budget savaged in Newspoll

  3. Corporate news: Santos, New Hope, Pro Medicus

  4. Bowen travels to Denmark

  5. Ebola outbreak worsens

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Fast Five | 18 May 2026

Monday 18 May 2026

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

  1. Miners take the lead over banks
  2. House auctions, prices fal
  3. Illegal tobacco excise hit
  4. Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz
  5. $US9m lunch with Buffett

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Fast Five | 16 May 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 | 15 May 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 slips

  2. MinRes tumbles on Ellison sale

  3. Neo-Nazi group banned

  4. Union endorses teacher pay deal

  5. Trump says China agrees to buy Boeing jets

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Fast Five | 15 May 2026

Friday 15 May 2026

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

  1. Coles tricked customers
  2. Taiwan hotspot at XI-Trump meet
  3. Coalition’s budget response
  4. Qantas targets NZ
  5. Harvard wants to limit A grades

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 14 May 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 up as miners, banks climb

  2. ASX Ltd appoints new boss

  3. Xero’s US acquisition weighs on results

  4. Bapcor results show war impact

  5. UK leadership pressure

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