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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 19 Aug 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. Bond sell-off hits markets
  2. Swans suspend five stars for season
  3. Santos profit falls 19pc
  4. Results: Whitehaven, Temple & Webster
  5. Meta on trial

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Fast Five | 19 Aug 2026

Wednesday 19 August 2026

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

  1. BHP, CSL boom results
  2. Canberra deal frenzy
  3. Three takeover bids yesterday
  4. CBA expands loyalty points
  5. Tasmanian Tiger auction

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 18 Aug 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 flat as results flood market

  2. One Nation wants cigarette tax slashed

  3. Bendigo Bank hit with licence conditions

  4. Swans players face suspensions

  5. Millions of cars told to ‘park outside’

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Fast Five | 18 Aug 2026

Tuesday 18 August 2026

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

  1. Consumer stocks dumped
  2. Gambling deal done
  3. NAB says customers struggling
  4. New power rules for data centres
  5. 1st EV Ferrari sells for $US40m

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 17 Aug 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. JB Hi-Fi tumbles

  2. Swans players investigated over alleged sexual assault

  3. Coles, Woolworths test facial recognition

  4. Joyce backs easier access to super

  5. Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36

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Fast Five | 17 Aug 2026

Monday 17 August 2026

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

  1. Investors seek dividends, interest
  2. Gun buyback kicks off
  3. Auditors under pressure
  4. Aussie tourism trails
  5. 3 mins a day to beat cancer

 

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Fast Five | 15-16 Aug 2026

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

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 14 Aug 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 0.8pc

  2. Trump considers tariff exemption for Australia

  3. Jacinta Allan quits politics

  4. QBE profit hits $1.5 billion

  5. Baby Bunting profit rises

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Fast Five | 14 Aug 2026

Friday 14 August 2026

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

  1. EQT bids for waste, football
  2. Telstra outage costs CEO
  3. ANZ says home loan applications have tumbled
  4. Govt bails out Tomago smelter
  5. LA Lakers sold for $17b

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 13 Aug 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. Results flurry hits ASX

  2. Treasury Wine’s $1.1b loss

  3. Transurban doubles profit despite weak traffic

  4. Teen Socceroo signs record deal

  5. Karoline Leavitt to leave White House

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