BUSINESS

monday 3 august 2026

earnings season kicks off with dividends set to dominate as a result of cgt changes.

• the housing downturn in sydney and melbourne has spread to the rest of the country
• investors warm again, for now, to the magnificent 7 tech stocks on wall street
• telstra switches on satellite access to users in the bush
• local wine exports fall to their lowest level in more than 20 years

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the saturday edition has had an overhaul! all-new stories, more debate, and a whole lot of fun.

this week: the tech stock rollercoaster, fifa's billion-dollar ambitions, and the surprising auction of colonel sanders' home and secret recipe. sean aylmer and michael thompson 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. asx up 2.3pc in july

2. microsoft: best day in 18 years

3. corporate wrap: fortescue, web travel, origin energy

4. vic teachers prepare to strike again

5. trump secures hamas deal

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friday 31 july 2026

financial markets go into a frenzy over concerns about the us federal reserve’s inflation fighting capabilities, and a bad result from meta.

• a federal labor mp is charged with two counts of assault
• how ai is making air fares both more expensive and cheaper
• fifa offers football australia $29m to agree to sell part of the world game
• why influencers with small followings are making money from social media

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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 0.8pc

2. trump says iran “going to get a beating”

3. ampol triples june half profit

4. domino’s pizza surges

5. bird flu reaches victoria

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thursday 30 july 2026

softer than expected inflation figures raise hopes of an end to the rate hiking cycle. 

• the local sharemarket surges one per cent and is now not far off its all-time high
• qantas’s new project sunrise plane sets a record for a non-stop flight
• the corporate watchdog tells customers to check their offset accounts to make sure they are getting what banks promise
• rio tinto’s boom earnings and dividend

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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 surges on softer inflation numbers

2. corporate wrap: mineral resources, perpetual, woodside

3. bird flu found in local birds

4. openai rogue incident expands

5. at least 13 killed in japan quake

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wednesday 29 july 2026

reserve bank governor michele bullock warns that interest rates could rise if inflation isn’t quickly brought under control. 

• a federal court judge hammers gerry harvey for his disregard of consumers
• apple replaces nvidia as the world’s biggest company
• origin energy confirms the personal information of 900,000 customers was stolen in last week’s hack
• lvmh founder and owner, bernardt arnauldt, accused of not hiring fat people

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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 at 6 week high as oil retreats

2. actu leaders quit

3. corporate wrap: droneshield, web travel, viva energy

4. angus taylor embroiled in icac claims

5. gina rinehart increases spacex stake

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tuesday 28 july 2026

the local share market surges after a lull in fighting in the middle east, but uncertainty remains the dominant driver of markets. 

• myer warns that the cost-of-living crisis has hit sales
• bleisure travel – business and leisure – is back with gen zers taking full advantage
• fortescue metals boss andrew forrest’s strong warnings on iron ore prices and ai
• the latest hot stock - a chipmaker in china - surges 500 per cent on day one

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