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Fast Five | 2 Oct 2026

Friday 2 October 2026

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

  1. RBA first home buyer warning
  2. ASX tumbles to June low
  3. CBA suspends bank branch closures
  4. Transurban spends $4.5b on local tollroads
  5. Ampol shifts into EV charging

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 1 Oct 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 tumbles 2pc as bond yields surge

  2. M&A burst

  3. Governments tip another $200m into Rio smelter

  4. Anika Wells makes Time list

  5. Australians caught up in terrifying FlyDubai flight

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Fast Five | 1 Oct 2026

Thursday 1 October 2026

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

  1. House prices tumble
  2. Mental health the main workplace problem
  3. Card surcharges end
  4. One EV sold every 100 seconds
  5. Manchester City guilty of defrauding EPL

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 30 Sep 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 rallies on inflation figures

  2. Glencore, Yancoal coal expansion approved

  3. Sydney Airport near miss rated most serious

  4. Australian universities slide in global rankings

  5. UK PM says Brexit has done ‘more harm than good’

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Fast Five | 30 Sep 2026

Wednesday 30 September 2026

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

  1. RBA hikes rates, another expected
  2. Australia has highest rates among developed countries
  3. OpenAI apologises
  4. Asian airlines win friends
  5. Anthropic IPO prospectus leaked

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 29 Sep 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 rises as RBA lifts rates

  2. Codan expects profit to more than double

  3. Hanson-Young bids for Greens leadership

  4. Pope rebukes Nvidia boss over AI

  5. Five bailed after UK terror arrests

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Fast Five | 29 Sep 2026

Tuesday 29 September 2026

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

  1. Albanese government & peak tax
  2. Investors jittery over Hormuz
  3. Share prices surge on M&A action
  4. Biggest battery hits capacity
  5. Taylor Swift sets record

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 28 Sep 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 edges higher ahead of RBA

  2. Rates could hit 5.35pc

  3. Virgin cancellations hit 30,000 passengers

  4. Mike Baird quits Cricket Australia

  5. Five arrested near RAF base

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Fast Five | 28 Sep 2026

Monday 28 September 2026

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

  1. Rate hike on the way
  2. Manufacturing needs 91,000 workers
  3. Weakest month on ASX
  4. Secret to a happy relationship
  5. McDonald’s to revamp 44,000 stores

 

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Fast Five | 26-27 Sep 2026

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

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