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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 | 2 July 2026

Thursday 2 July 2026

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

  1. South32 $10b deal
  2. House prices drop for 3rd month
  3. PM says police charges ‘appropriate’
  4. Coles under fire from ACCC
  5. Trump’s $US1b crypto bonanza

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 1 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 off 0.6pc

  2. Govt open to regulating accounting firms

  3. Building approvals fall

  4. Karl Stefanovic dropped from radio show

  5. Trump’s setback in US Supreme Court

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Fast Five | 1 July 2026

Wednesday 1 July 2026

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

  1. ASX ends year with a whimper
  2. EY graduates sacked for accessing PM’s details
  3. ACCC sues Amazon
  4. ATO warns on quick tax returns
  5. Michael leads Hollywood revival

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 30 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 down for day, up for year

  2. Businesses report jump in expenses

  3. Corporate wrap: Collins Foods, Atlas Arteria, Neuren

  4. AGL worker ordered to attend office

  5. Trump’s big day in US Supreme Court

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Fast Five | 30 June 2026

Tuesday 30 June 2026

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

  1. New year, new taxes
  2. Aussie dollar, Bitcoin tumble
  3. Australia and Vanuatu sign deal
  4. Rugby league’s $5b broadcast deal
  5. Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 29 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 climbs as Iran hostilities ease

  2. Pauline Hanson support drops

  3. Lowy family targeted in antisemitic abuse

  4. Fourth case of bird flu

  5. 1300 killed in heatwave

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Fast Five | 29 June 2026

Monday 29 June 2026

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

  1. Tech stocks tumble
  2. Renewed Middle East hostilities
  3. New fines for social media companies
  4. Canberran named world’s loudest person
  5. MrBeast’s growing influence

 

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Fast Five | 27-28 June 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 | 26 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 closes

  2. Budget bonus

  3. Beefing up social media ban

  4. Hormuz pause

  5. Socceroos advance

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Fast Five | 26 June 2026

Friday 26 June 2026

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

  1. Jobs surge adds to rate pressure
  2. Oil prices drop to pre-war level
  3. Tax reform passes parliament
  4. Judo Bank’s share price crashes 40pc
  5. Musk no trillionaire

 

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