BUSINESS

five questions, with no notice. this week, michael asks sean and adam about their spending habits - what they'll happily pay extra for, where they draw the line, and the things people will fork out for, that mystify the rest of us.

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the biggest changes in the federal budget, a massive week for australia's top 10 companies, the most powerful people in the world meet, and great news for beer and wine drinkers.

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. asx slips

2. minres tumbles on ellison sale

3. neo-nazi group banned

4. union endorses teacher pay deal

5. trump says china agrees to buy boeing jets

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friday 15 may 2026

coles found to have used sham discount offers to trick customers. 

• xi jinping and donald trump meet in beijing and taiwan immediately becomes the focal point
• angus taylor outlines the coalition’s budget response
• qantas targets travel to new zealand
• why harvard university wants to cut the number of high grades it gives out

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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 miners, banks climb

2. asx ltd appoints new boss

3. xero’s us acquisition weighs on results

4. bapcor results show war impact

5. uk leadership pressure

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thursday 14 may 2026

the federal budget accelerated the disparity between bhp and cba's market values, with the miner now 20pc larger.

• the federal government defends tuesday night’s budget following a flood of criticism over capital gains tax and negative gearing changes
• the economic downturn is helping australia’s biggest gaming manufacturer
• wages growth slows
• a painting stolen by the nazis from a jewish art collector is discovered hanging in a suburban home. 

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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 closes lower

2. chalmers defends budget

3. t&w tumbles

4. zip co can’t use "zip"

5. us inflation rises

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wednesday 13 may 2026

federal treasurer jim chalmers last night handed down what he called the most important and ambitious budget in decades 

• bhp passes $300b
• biz conditions, sentiment tumbles
• asic investigates droneshield
• trump to meet xi

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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 closes lower

2. budget nerves

3. adf parachuting accident

4. life360 tumbles

5. starmer under pressure

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tuesday 12 may 2026

csl has shocked investors by writing down the value of its assets by $7 billion, one of the largest in australian corporate history.

• pm defends cgt changes
• ooh!media in bidding war
• super el nino on the way
• beer drinking is back

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