BUSINESS

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 0.2pc
2. ooh!media takeover bid
3. one nation tackles student visas
4. us apache helicopter crashes
5. apple unveils siri upgrade

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tuesday 9 june 2026

wall street falls as questions arise around the sustainability of the tech boom. 

• prime minister anthony albanese and former pm julia gillard hit out at critics of victorian premier jacinta allan, over “ditch the witch” billboards
• nicotine consumption in australia jumps 40 per cent on the back of illegal sales of cigarettes
• new research gives an insight into property investors
• ai is used to develop new vaccines

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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. richard scolyer to receive state funeral

2. king’s birthday honours list

3. aussie dollar dips on renewed middle east conflict

4. trumps walks out of interview 

5. 12 killed in philippines earthquake

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monday 8 june 2026

some of the country’s biggest stocks are also among the worst performers, 11 months into the financial year. 

• the corporate regulator launches a formal inquiry into kpmg over the use of a client’s confidential board papers
• the battle for energy heats up
• australia’s incarceration rates soar
• sotheby’s is set to auction a 67 million-year-old tyrannosaurus rex

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a pay rise for workers, the economy slows down, tumbling house prices and the cia agent who allegedly took home 303 gold bars. there's a lot to discuss, and plenty to argue over.

sean aylmer and michael thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with adam lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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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. miners drop

2. kpmg crisis

3. allan challenge?

4. megaport surges

5. coal incentives

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friday 5 june 2026

rba governor michele bullock defends three rate cuts last year, and three rate hikes this year. 

• the local share market takes a tumble as a new iron ore region in africa takes on the pilbara giants
• treasury wine estates’ share price surges as it overhauls its strategy
• the government’s controversial tax legislation passes the house of reps
• nba superstar steph curry signs a mega deal with a chinese athletic brand.

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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 drops 1.1pc on conflict, iron ore

2. spacex ipo details revealed

3. snowy hydro may miss deadline

4. corporate wrap: treasury wine, asx ltd, alinta energy

5. john laws auction raises $4.6m

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thursday 4 june 2026

the australian economy slows as interest rates and fuel costs bite. 

• electrified vehicles comprised almost 50 per cent of all new vehicles sold last month 
• bitcoin tumbles as global investors head towards us tech stocks
• luxury brands hermes and chanel defy the spending downturn in australia
• elon musk’s spacex ready for ipo liftoff

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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 up as gdp fuels rate hopes
2. morrison backs subs plan
3. corporate wrap: maggie beer, ingenia, megaport
4. kpmg scandal escalates
5. google’s plan to release mosquitos

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