BUSINESS

wednesday 11 february 2026

prime minister anthony albanese calls on the greens to tone down the rhetoric as israeli president isaac herzog’s visit to australia triggers plaudits and condemnation. 

• macquarie warns the big banks it is after their mortgages and deposits 
• the privacy commissioner is worried that cars might be spying on owners
• alphabet’s 100-year bond
• why winners at the olympics are going home with medals more valuable than ever before

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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 boost market

2. nine charged over herzog protests

3. one nation’s weak preference flows

4. union pushing for wfh

5. airline competition heats up

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tuesday 10 february 2026

the local share market surges as investors buy back into tech stocks. 

• a federal liberal party leadership spill looks likely this week
• the number of very rich australians surges
• a drop in household spending complicates the interest rate outlook
• we take a look at the best superbowl ads

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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 up nearly 2pc

2. profit season heats up

3. coalition’s dire newspoll

4. nbn won’t be finished until 2040

5. epstein saga claims uk scalp

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monday 9 february 2026

investors can expect a wild ride on equity markets over the next three weeks, as profit season promises big market moves.

• the ai spending boom by big tech heads towards $1 trillion annually, drawing comparisons with the 19th century rail boom in the us. 
• unusual ways to gain an advantage in the men’s ski jumping competition at the olympics 
• the federal coalition reforms
• a bumper week for home sales

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interest rates rising, crypto tumbling, deals collapsing, major tax reform and the start of the winter olympics: it's been a monster week.

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 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 tumbles

2. rio-glencore deal off

3. coalition still divided

4. bullock in parliament

5. nfl for mcg

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friday 6 february 2026

the reserve bank warns that wages will not keep pace with inflation

• uranium stocks take a tumble as the ai debate continues
• one nation raises the prospect of joining the coalition 
• bunnings wins the right to keep using facial recognition
• the winter olympics gets underway in the dolomites in northern italy

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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 dips, silver tumbles

2. attempted bombing declared terrorism

3. bunnings wins legal fight

4. ice agents withdraw

5. washington post job cuts

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thursday 5 february 2026

the federal government considers scaling back capital gains tax concessions for property investors. 

• a tale of two markets with tech stocks dumped and miners surging
• australiansuper loses funds to competitors for the first time in 20 years 
• still no re-unification for the federal coalition
• crypto’s market cap tumbles nearly half-a-trillion us dollars 

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