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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 30 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 closes up

  2.  Coles disappoints

  3.  Recession warning

  4.  David Jones’ struggles

  5.  Binance hack

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Fast Five | 30 Oct 2026

Friday 30 October 2026

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

  1. Retailer pain as rates rise
  2. General Motors moves to the Nasdaq
  3. ASIC looks into Firmus float
  4. 5 MPs ejected in Canberra chaos
  5. Alphabet, Microsoft results

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 29 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 rises 0.5pc as banks rally

  2. Challenger takeover talks continue

  3. Star in talks with US lender

  4. Drone threats over military bases quadruple

  5. At least 68 killed in Spanish train disaster

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Fast Five | 29 Oct 2026

Thursday 29 October 2026

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

  1. High inflation to trigger rate hike
  2. Govt under pressure over spending
  3. Woolies wins in supermarket wars
  4. Star’s $260m fine
  5. Israeli election on knife’s edge

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 28 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. Inflation hits ASX, rate rise looms

  2. Bomb threat and swearing in parliament

  3. Qantas workers strike

  4. Apple's $3,500 folding phone cracks

  5. Bolsonaro flees Brazil after election defeat

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Fast Five | 28 Oct 2026

Wednesday 28 October 2026

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

  1. Anthropic $2tr float the ultimate AI test
  2. DJs under pressure
  3. Dementia causes 10pc of deaths
  4. Chalmers unveils more tax changes
  5. Sheep flock lowest in century

 

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 27 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 rises as miners, tech stocks rally

  2. Woodside abandons 25-year gas project

  3. Coalition unveils $31 billion in budget cuts

  4. Jacinda Ardern joins Sydney University

  5. Trump offers $1 million voter fraud reward

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Fast Five | 27 Oct 2026

Tuesday 27 October 2026

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

  1. Haines tributes as pollies return
  2. Bidding war for Ingenia
  3. Crunch time for super
  4. Halloween spending
  5. Brazil election surprise

 

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And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - how to check your offset account is working properly. Get the episode from Apple, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 26 Oct 2026

Monday 26 October 2026

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

  1. Markets nervous as oil surges
  2. Aussies shift to the regions
  3. Blockbusters make up for poor ski season
  4. Obama unloads on Trump
  5. Foldable iPhone lands in Australia

 

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Fast Five | 24-25 Oct 2026

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

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