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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 30 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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 dumped

  2. Senate battle

  3. MinRes surges

  4. Corporate update

  5. US rate cut

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Fast Five | 30 Oct 2025

Thursday 30 October 2025

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

  1. Inflation hits rate cut hopes
  2. Apple, Microsoft pass $US4tr
  3. Woolworths sales disappoint
  4. Govt under fire over social housing
  5. Social media’s creative bans  

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, five smart ideas for using your tax refund. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 29 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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 1pc on CPI shock

  2. Woolworths sales grow

  3. Morrison reignites net zero debate

  4. Cbus fined $23.5 million

  5. Hurricane Melissa heads for Cuba

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Fast Five | 29 Oct 2025

Wednesday 29 October 2025

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

  1. WiseTech offices raided
  2. Inflation figures to influence rates call
  3. Domino’s takeover speculation
  4. Insurance broker AUB’s $4b bid
  5. Gates’ climate change rethink

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, five smart ideas for using your tax refund. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 28 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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. Huge moves on ASX

  2. Federal politics wrap

  3. Two killed in Cobar mine explosion

  4. Amazon to cut 30,000 jobs

  5. Hurricane Melissa hits Category 5

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Fast Five | 28 Oct 2025

Tuesday 28 October 2025

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

  1. ACCC sues Microsoft over pricing
  2. Test case for young workers
  3. PM meets leaders in Malaysia
  4. US carrier loses two aircraft in 30 mins
  5. Red crab creep begins

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 27 Oct 2025

This is the Fear and 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. Market climbs

  2. Microsoft faces legal action

  3. Auctions ease

  4. Copper near record high

  5. Putin unveils new nuclear missile

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Fast Five | 27 Oct 2025

Monday 27 October 2025

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

  1. Small business outlook improves
  2. Government negotiates environmental legislation 
  3. Louvre suspects arrested
  4. Super balances jump
  5. Qantas upgrades its inflight menus

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Q+A: Sean worked from France for 6 weeks. Did it work?

Remote working was a necessity during the pandemic, and since then, more people have embraced either working from home, or a hybrid arrangement. But what if you want to go completely remote - and work from the other side of the world?

Sean Aylmer worked from a village in the south of France for six weeks. He talks with his Fear & Greed colleagues Michael Thompson and Adam Lang about what worked and what didn't.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson and the team as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our websiteLinkedInInstagram or Facebook.

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Fast Five | 25-26 Oct 2025

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

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