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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 14 May 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 miners, banks climb

  2. ASX Ltd appoints new boss

  3. Xero’s US acquisition weighs on results

  4. Bapcor results show war impact

  5. UK leadership pressure

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Fast Five | 14 May 2026

Thursday 14 May 2026

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

  1. BHP 20pc bigger than CBA
  2. Chalmers defends budget
  3. Accent’s 15m pairs of shoes
  4. Wage growth slows
  5. Painting stolen by Nazis returned

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 13 May 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 lower

  2. Chalmers defends budget

  3. T&W tumbles

  4. Zip Co can’t use "Zip"

  5. US inflation rises

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Fast Five | 13 May 2026

Wednesday 13 May 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Nadine Blaney.

  1. Negative gearing dumped, CGT changes
  2. Higher inflation and slower growth
  3. Biz conditions, sentiment tumbles
  4. ASIC investigates DroneShield
  5. Trump to meet Xi

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 12 May 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 lower

  2. Budget nerves

  3. ADF parachuting accident

  4. Life360 tumbles

  5. Starmer under pressure

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Fast Five | 12 May 2026

Tuesday 12 May 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Nadine Blaney.

  1. CSL $7 billion write-down
  2. PM defends CGT changes
  3. oOh!Media in bidding war
  4. Super El Nino on the way
  5. Beer drinking is back

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 11 May 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 8th day

  2. US Fed leaves rates on hold

  3. JBS hit with $268m tax bill

  4. Stockland CEO’s slowdown warning

  5. Trump and Putin phone call

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Fast Five | 11 May 2026

Monday 11 May 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Nadine Blaney.

  1. Budget nerves
  2. One Nation wins Farrer
  3. Wall St $14tr six weeks
  4. Coles Ozempic economy
  5. Grange set for sale

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Five questions: What was the worst experience you had in a role?

Five questions, with no notice. This week, Sean asks Adam and Juliette Saly from auzbiz about how they got into media, and their best and worst experiences in their careers.

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Fast Five | 9 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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