BUSINESS

monday 31 august 2026

august earnings season wraps up, with profit growth rebounding, but wariness about the year ahead. 

• one nation’s win in a state by-election sends the major parties scrambling
• the us strikes a deal for partial control of venezuela’s oilfields
• auction clearance rates soften as we head into spring
• australia post warns we could be heading to weekly deliveries and $4 stamps.

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fear & greed is proud to share an episode of our sister podcast - how do they afford that? - out every wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.

we often talk about the need to spend less. but today we're looking at the other side of the equation. because sometimes the smartest financial decision isn't spending less money. it's spending money in the right place. join canna campbell - a financial planner for 20 years - and fear & greed's michael thompson as they look at ten purchases that can actually save you money over the long run.

canna and michael have written a book! twelve months to financial freedom will hit the shelves on september 1 - but you can preorder your copy right now.

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the saturday edition brings together the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous stories of the week.

this week: what results from woolworths, coles, qantas, wesfarmers and more tell us about the economy; the threat of another interest rate hike; nvidia’s extraordinary ai boom; the legacy of dolly parton, and the billion-dollar power of bluey.

michael thompson and natalie macdonald go head-to-head, with adam lang picking the winner.

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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. nepal floods: 39 australians missing

2. asx ends week up 0.4pc

3. virgin pays first dividend since relisting

4. nvidia adds $us442 billion in a day

5. trump secretly sends cia chief to moscow

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friday 28 august 2026

three of australia’s biggest consumer businesses report results, offering a snapshot of how australians are spending across travel, health and retail.

• households continue to spend, just as more banks warn of another impending rate hike
• bill gates delivers a stark warning on ai
• tech giant meta’s $18b court settlement
• why the type of music a shop plays can change what you buy

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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. australians missing after nepal floods

2. asx falls 1pc as rate bets rise

3. xero hit by another pay revolt

4. macquarie dumps kpmg

5. nvidia’s ai boom rolls on

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thursday 27 august 2026

hotter than expected inflation raises the prospect of another interest rate rise. 

• woolies outdoes coles in the battle of the supermarkets
• more australians than ever are investing
• australia’s biggest media company shifts away from its origins
• the driverless car creator from melbourne thinks robo-taxis will be commonplace within the next decade

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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 slips on rate hike fears

2. big moves in reporting companies

3. future fund boss to leave

4. two more sydney airport incidents

5. dolly parton dies at 80

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wednesday 26 august 2026

bhp hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the asx200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index. 

• minutes of the reserve bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates
• silly season in politics includes a bike fall for opposition leader angus taylor
• westfield owner scentre group looks to go big in residential housing
• the australian recording industry fights back against ai 

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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 for second day

2. viva energy profit surges

3. arb hit by weaker 4wd sales

4. antisemitism inquiry hearings to finish early

5. us-canada trade war gets personal

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