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Behind every story is Fear & Greed. What distinguishes volatility and opportunity. Prosperity or peril. We take you to the heart of the story because when you know why, you know what’s next.

Afternoon Report | Netflix in major takeover talks

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 finishes week higher

  2. Bruising IPO for Saluda Medical

  3. AGL walks away from Gippsland wind project

  4. Oprah endorses Australia’s social media ban

  5. Netflix in talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery

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Tobacco excise backfires; households spend up; Spotify’s artist rankings

Friday 5 December 2025

Cigarettes and vapes cause the federal government, budget, health and crime headaches. 

  • Household spending surges. 
  • The federal government concedes it won’t hit its target for 1.2 new million homes by the end of the decade. 
  • Spotify releases its most played artists and songs.
  • Aussie tourist favourite Thailand relaxes rules around alcohol. 

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Afternoon Report | Record copper price boosts market

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 up, household spending surges

  2. Copper hits record high

  3. Whistleblower warning

  4. Chinese nationals found in remote WA

  5. Heatwave conditions

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Economy picks up; Future Fund boss under fire for EA trips; shoppers beat Xmas rush

Thursday 4 December 2025

The pace of economic growth picks up, dampening hopes of further rate cuts. 

  • The boss of the Future Fund is under fire over a $20,000 bill for two international trips for his executive assistant. 
  • Shoppers get in early to beat the Christmas rush. 
  • 2025 proves the year of contradictions in the property market.
  • The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to resume at the end of the month. 

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Afternoon Report | Economy grows, ASX up

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 on GDP data

  2. Bad news for First Guardian Master Fund investors

  3. Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal

  4. SME activity picks up

  5. MH370 search to resume

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Federal govt’s Xmas rush; traders forecast rates will rise; Samsung’s tri-fold phone

Wednesday 3 December 2025

In a very busy 24 hours for Canberra, the federal government launches its national AI plan, releases a report into jobs for mates and negotiates with the White House over drug costs. 

  • Bond yields hit ten-month highs suggesting rate rises are coming. 
  • Samsung launches its new tri-fold phone. 
  • Google fined $55 million for anti-competitive behaviour,
  • Blue-collar jobs are safer than white-collar jobs.

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Afternoon Report | Bitcoin slumps, bond yields rise

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 closes up
  2. Ex PWC chief suspended
  3. Accenture cops a whack
  4. Corporate Travel investigation
  5. Airbus flags defects

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Defence overhaul; weight loss drugs warning; corporate jargon’s new peak

Tuesday 2 December 2025

The federal government unveils the biggest overhaul of the Defence department in 50 years. 

  • The medicines regulator warns of potential dire side effects of weight loss drugs. 
  • Metcash says it has lost $340 million in cigarette sales because of the illegal tobacco market. 
  • The ASX suffers another embarrassing outage.
  • Consultancy group Accenture takes corporate jargon to a new level.

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Afternoon Report | System outage sparks market chaos

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 closes down

  2. Eraring closure risks blackouts

  3. Woolies ramps up delivery offering

  4. US - Venezuela tensions

  5. Mistake dents Piastri's F1 title dream

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ASX underperforms rivals; home prices surge in Nov; why cats meow louder at men

Monday 1 December 2025

With just a month to go before the end of the year, the local share market is one of the worst performing major bourses for 2025. 

  • National home values record a third consecutive monthly rise in price of one per cent. 
  • The tax office to crack down on high-income professionals and tradies. 
  • The federal government’s help to buy scheme kicks off this week.
  • New research shows that cats meow louder at men, because they don’t listen as much.

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