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$250b public servant bill; Microsoft CoPilot backdown; Trump’s tough few days

Friday 7 November 2025

The annual bill for public servants across the country hits $250 billion. 

  • National Australia Bank’s annual profit gets the thumbs down from investors. 
  • Microsoft to refund millions of dollars after allegations it duped Australian customers. 
  • A treasure trove of Jim Morrisson songs and poetry found in remote Tasmania is returned to the singer’s estate. 
  • And a tough few days for Donald Trump.

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Afternoon Report | ASX climbs, NAB slumps

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, led by miners
  2. Breville, Amcor, Tabcorp, Seven update
  3. Qantas chair faces scrutiny over workload

  4. Banks warned on WFH
  5. Engine fell off Kentucky plane

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Equities, bitcoin, gold sell-off; voters fire Trump a warning; smartwatches, AI heart health

Thursday 6 November 2025

Equities, crypto currencies and gold sell off as investors re-asses the outlook for risk and interest rates. 

  • ASIC boss Joe Longo warns that private credit faces new rules if it doesn’t clean up its act. 
  • Goodman Group warns on the surge in AI related infrastructure. 
  • US polls show voters are tiring of Donald Trump. 
  • How smartwatch data and AI are combining to uncover heart problems. 

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Afternoon Report | ASX dips; Dick Cheney dies

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. Tech stocks weigh on ASX
  2. Medibank acquires clinic network
  3. Woodside warns Australia is losing competitiveness

  4. Cargo plane crash in Kentucky
  5. Dick Cheney dies at 84

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Rates on hold, cut still possible; ASIC warns on private credit; Maldives bans smoking

Wednesday 5 November 2025

The Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold, with little clear direction about whether there’ll be any more rate cuts. 

  • The corporate regulator, ASIC, criticises private credit players in a benchmark review of financial markets. 
  • The federal government will force electricity suppliers to provide three free hours of energy to households each day. 
  • Microsoft’s mega-deal with a largely unknown Tasmanian data centre operator. 
  • The Maldives becomes the first country in the world to outlaw cigarette smoking.

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Afternoon Report | RBA decision; Half Yours wins Melbourne Cup

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. RBA holds steady
  2. Market dips 0.9pc
  3. Cup day in Australia

  4. Netflix hit with $100 million Aussie content quota
  5. Amazon’s $US38 billion OpenAI deal

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Economy slows as RBA meets; Westpac profit falls; hardest working jobs

Tuesday 4 November 2025

The Reserve Bank board meets as signs emerge of a slowdown in the economy, notwithstanding inflation is still too high. 

  • Westpac announces a lower profit as it struggles to win share in the mortgage market. 
  • Optus starts taking back control of its operations following the triple zero outage. 
  • The climate change crisis within the coalition escalates, with members of the Liberal Party now split over the issue.
  • The hardest working Australians are revealed. 

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Afternoon Report | ASX up; Trump’s Halloween party criticised

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 climbs
  2. DroneShield’s mysterious contract
  3. Australia Post brings in Bain

  4. Auction market quiets for Cup week
  5. Hanson, Rinehart and Trump’s Gatsby party

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House prices accelerate; Coalition’s climate crisis; Buffett’s $US382 cash pile

Monday 3 November 2025

House prices rise at their fastest pace in more than two years. 

  • Wall Street’s tech titans surge as their dominance of the S&P500 grows. 
  • The federal coalition heads for a stoush over climate policy. 
  • Warren Buffett leaves a record cash pile of $US382 billion for his successor
  • Two Aussie hotels make the list of the world’s top 50 places to stay.

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The Weekend Edition | 1-2 Nov 2025

An inflation shock, the US & Chinese presidents meet, James Hardie's chair dumped, and WiseTech raided. It's been a massive week for business news, and plenty of fodder for the Weekend Edition.

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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