BUSINESS

tuesday 21 july 2026

super funds post the fourth consecutive year of outsized returns. 

• asic secures $830 million in penalties from banks, super trustees and other financial service companies
• prime minister anthony albanese gives pauline hanson a whack over criticising australia
• britain has a new pm
• italian car manufacturer fiat set to stop exporting to australia, on the back of hot chinese competition

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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. tech stocks sold off on ai fears

2. asx winners: south32, deep yellow, coast entertainment

3. newspoll: labor’s primary vote falls

4. spain wins fifa world cup

5. brisbane surprise quadruplets

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monday 20 july 2026

the national housing market is now at its weakest in eight years, even worse than covid. 

• china set to launch a mega ai model, taking on the us market leaders
• the local ipo market falters
• spotify gets hit with a wash of ai generated music
• an irishman wins the equivalent of the excel olympics

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telstra's bruising week, the iran conflict flares up again, china launches a missile, and the nrl does the biggest media rights deal in australia's history.

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 closes lower

2. telstra fronts up

3. hanson blasts immigrants, muslims

4. port hedland standstill

5. trump blames china

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friday 17 july 2026

bhp’s share price falls and commonwealth bank closes the gap in the fight to be the biggest company on the asx. 

• foxtel and stan up their prices on the back of sports rights deals
• the us military to introduce screening for testosterone
• wall street banks hit record profits
• pauline hanson under fire as she relaxes in sicily with gina rinehart

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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 flat as bhp drags

2. scott morrison: aust should help in gulf

3. telstra execs to front inquiry tomorrow

4. sam neill cause of death confirmed

5. us to issue $1 trump coin

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thursday 16 july 2026

prime minister anthony albanese outlines new rules for large scale data centres in australia, including power generation and limited water usage.

• sellers drop auctions, in favour of private treaties, to offload their homes
• 17m australians have watched the world cup, so far
• bitcoin has its strongest rally in three months
• the bromance between warren buffett and bill gates is over.

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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. bhp pulls asx higher

2. keating: bring super and centrelink together

3. rudd warns on china, us conflict

4. wa confirms more bird flu

5. us closer to permanent daylight saving

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wednesday 15 july 2026

business and consumer sentiment improves, but not enough to spur the economy. 

• the us continues to strike iran as experts say president donald trump’s 20pc toll for vessels passing the strait of hormuz is unworkable
• spacex’s soaring start to life as a listed stock malfunctions, with its share price tumbling
• the australian signals directorate warns about state sponsored hacking out of russia
• when it comes to ceo pay on the asx, being big, or even better, doesn’t mean you will earn the most

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