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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 | 24 July 2026

Friday 24 July 2026

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

  1. RBA pressure to lift rates
  2. Albo’s new workers’ court
  3. Macquarie boss calls time
  4. Tesla sales up, profits down
  5. Restaurant busted selling ants

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 23 July 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. Markets react to jobs shock
  2. Macquarie to review KPMG role
  3. Labor conference backs super change
  4. Kmart store overhaul
  5. US, Saudi nuclear deal

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Fast Five | 23 July 2026

Thursday 23 July 2026

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

  1. Origin cyber hack scare
  2. House, unit prices tumble
  3. RBA: Aussies most worried about inflation
  4. Is Anthropic talking to ABC about content?
  5. Blockbusters spur cinema revival

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 22 July 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. Miners gain as copper, gold rise

  2. Qantas named most punctual - again

  3. Aust Islamic State doctor found alive

  4. Corporate news: Wesfarmers, Lynas, Dusk

  5. Barnaby Joyce apologises over dog

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Fast Five | 22 July 2026

Wednesday 22 July 2026

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

  1. Hanson lauds Trump policy
  2. Lithium prices dive
  3. US casualties in Middle East hit 100
  4. Kimi K3 demand overwhelms owner
  5. Emirates sleep hack

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 21 July 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

  2. Barnaby Joyce shouts at dog

  3. KPMG new CEO

  4. Andy Burnham announces first policy

  5. Trump hits Canada with 50pc tariffs

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Fast Five | 21 July 2026

Tuesday 21 July 2026

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

  1. Super funds’ sterling year
  2. Albo whacks Hanson
  3. ASIC secures $830m in penalties
  4. Fiat to stop exporting to Australia
  5. Britain has a new PM

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 20 July 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. Tech stocks sold off on AI fears

  2. ASX winners: South32, Deep Yellow, Coast Entertainment

  3. Newspoll: Labor’s primary vote falls

  4. Spain wins FIFA World Cup

  5. Brisbane surprise quadruplets

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Fast Five | 20 July 2026

Monday 20 July 2026

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

  1. Auctions worse than COVID
  2. China set to launch mega AI model
  3. Local IPO market falters
  4. Spotify hit with AI music flood
  5. Excel ‘Olympics’

 

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Fast Five | 18-19 July 2026

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

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