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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 4 June 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 1.1pc on conflict, iron ore

  2. SpaceX IPO details revealed

  3. Snowy Hydro may miss deadline

  4. Corporate wrap: Treasury Wine, ASX Ltd, Alinta Energy

  5. John Laws auction raises $4.6m

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Fast Five | 4 June 2026

Thursday 4 June 2026

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

  1. Economy heading for recession?
  2. Bitcoin stumbles
  3. Electrified vehicles almost 50pc of all new sales
  4. Hermes and Chanel defy spending downturn
  5. SpaceX IPO liftoff

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 3 June 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 GDP fuels rate hopes
  2. Morrison backs subs plan
  3. Corporate wrap: Maggie Beer, Ingenia, Megaport
  4. KPMG scandal escalates
  5. Google’s plan to release mosquitos

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Fast Five | 3 June 2026

Wednesday 3 June 2026

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

  1. 3m workers get 4.75pc pay rise
  2. Kmart vs IKEA
  3. Investor takes on biggest gold stock
  4. Insurers report doubling of EV cover requests
  5. 3.5m Insta followers in 48 hours

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 2 June 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. Retailers slip after wage ruling

  2. Dwelling approvals drop

  3. Call to overhaul copyright law

  4. Corporate news wrap: Atlas Arteria, Nine, Collins Foods

  5. US discussing nuclear expansion

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Fast Five | 2 June 2026

Tuesday 2 June 2026

 

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

  1. Tech stocks surge
  2. One Nation poll stirs up Canberra
  3. Battle for NRL rights
  4. Aussie unis drop down rankings
  5. Ford Motors’ pivot triggers share surge

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 1 June 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 tech surges

  2. One Nation most popular party

  3. Peter Warren tumbles 25pc

  4. Corporate wrap: Lendlease, Cettire, DroneShield

  5. Nvidia announces new chip

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Fast Five | 1 June 2026

Monday 1 June 2026

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

  1. House prices tumble
  2. $A at decade high
  3. Pollies told to stay mute in Chinese EVs
  4. Use of debit cards declines
  5. CIA official accused of gold theft

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Five Questions: We’ve all been made redundant. Here’s what happened next

This week, it's Five Questions on redundancy, career shocks and what comes next.

Sean, Michael and Adam share their own experiences of losing jobs, the emotional hit that comes with redundancy, and why it can also become a turning point.

They discuss identity, uncertainty, stigma, rebuilding confidence — and why Fear & Greed probably wouldn’t exist without those career setbacks.

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Fast Five | 30 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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