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friday 18 september 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. students, backpackers migration hit
2. bhp’s carbon backdown
3. investors set for $40b dividend payday
4. shoplifting surges
5. japan hits milestone

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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 rises as fed gets tough on inflation

2. fed lifts rates, trump wants cuts

3. csl chairman acknowledges shareholder frustration

4. ato targets the shadow economy

5. trump threatens europe over canada

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thursday 17 september 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. $4b deal heats up m&a market
2. migration target falls
3. unis to become retirement villages
4. online creators boom
5. ed sheeran’s support acts pull out

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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, energy stocks boost asx
2. anthropic signs australian data centre deal
3. senate inquiry into mortgage offsets
4. sarah abo leaves today
5. trump attacks supreme court

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wednesday 16 september 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. asx hits 3-month low
2. property profits shrink
3. another retailer fails
4. apple’s age verification
5. ‘26 champagne vintage more alcoholic

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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 hits three-month low
2. chinese bank documents reveal strategic lending
3. rudd says australia must become an ai power
4. stefanovic to buy out podcast partner
5. widow’s bay dominates the emmys

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tuesday 15 september 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. one nation blasted on immigration
2. rba warns on inflation
3. whyalla steelworks to close
4. tesla insurance cheaper
5. ai takes control of jobs

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and don’t miss the latest episode of how do they afford that? - your super is changing. here's what to check. get the episode from apple, spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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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 0.1pc as oil tops $us107

2. rea forced to loosen listing rules

3. sussan ley joins snowy hydro

4. woodside chairman contender quits

5. russia strikes train near polish border

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monday 14 september 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. ai leaders’ dire warnings
2. asx wipes out 2026 gains
3. good news for housing market
4. pm hits back at hanson attacks
5. india, china, russia unite

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michael thompson and natalie macdonald go head to head to decide the top stories of the week.

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