BUSINESS

thursday 14 august 2025

investors sell off the commonwealth bank, after australia’s biggest company reports a record $10.25 billion profit. 

and more, including:

• the prime minister rejects calls for a 4 day working week.
• massive profits in the housing market, while rental growth picks up again.  
• a $53b bid for google’s chrome browser.
• why an english village has turned on the us vice president.

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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. cba sold off

2. results galore

3. wages steady

4. epic win

5. israel crisis worsens

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wednesday 13 august 2025

the rba delivers a much-awaited interest rate cut - the third so far this year.

and more, including:

• the local sharemarket hits a new all-time high, buoyed by the interest rate cut.
• donald trump extends a tariff truce with china. 
• star entertainment strikes a deal.
• airlines cash in on a big shift in how we travel.

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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 closes higher after interest rates cut

2. bullock highlights poor productivity

3. deloitte disciplines staff

4. sbs boss quits

5. swift announces new album

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tuesday 12 august 2025

prime minister anthony albanese announces plans to recognise a palestinian state, putting australia at odds with the us over the issue.

and more, including:

• jb hifi’s ceo calls it quits
• lithium stocks surge, pushing the local sharemarket higher ahead of the rba’s rate call today
• the government takes its first steps towards universal childcare 
• australia’s snow tourism sector is seeing a flurry of renewed optimism

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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 closes higher

2. pm to recognise palestine

3. lithium's big day

4. new charge for ev owners

5. csiro combats deepfakes

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monday 11 august 2025

prime minister anthony albanese rejects calls to impose sanctions on israel. 

and more, including:

• auction clearance rates ease as homebuyers wait for the rba to cut rates. 
• temu and guzman y gomez take australia by storm. 
• optus faces legal action over its 2022 cyber attack. 
• ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky rejects us president donald trump’s suggestion of a land swap deal with russia.

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this was the week where we officially started living in a tariff world. it was also the week where one state proposed legislating work-from-home rights. plus newspapers got a lifeline, and the nation's creatives are up in arms over ai.

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 dips but strong week

2. mike cannon-brookes ‘not going anywhere’

3. israel to occupy gaza

4. trump throws fed curveball

5. new chatgpt model launches

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in the last few years there’s been a huge rise in demand for electric vehicles in australia.

but at the same time, plenty of people still have questions: are there enough charging stations, can i get from point a to point b on a single charge, and is the infrastructure keeping up with demand?

david tan, product manager at volkswagen group australia, talks to sean aylmer about the future of evs in australia.

volkswagen is a supporter of fear & greed. sean aylmer test drove a volkswagen id. 4 pro for this story.

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