BUSINESS

wednesday 3 september 2025

the federal government tackles rising unease over immigration

and more, including:

• consumer confidence jumps
• nestle fires its chief executive over a workplace romance
• two-thirds of australians say they’d prioritise work-life balance over higher pay. 
• elon musk extends his lead as the world’s richest person.

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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. stocks go ex-divident

2. gold sets record

3. account deficit climbs

4. new airline suffers setback

5. russia jams plane’s gps

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tuesday 2 september 2025

gold prices climb as us president donald trump spooks investors. 

and more, including:

• anz prepares to cut potentially thousands of jobs as part of a major restructure. 
• the consumer watchdog goes after an alleged vegetable cartel.
• tesla prepares to launch its self-driving feature in australia. 
• the netherlands shows the world what the four-day work week can look like. 

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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 down, gold up 

2. social media ban study

3. katter doubles down

4. sa bans soy sauce fish

5. afghanistan earthquake

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monday 1 september 2025

today, house prices record their biggest jump in more than 12 months. 

and more, including:

• thousands join anti-immigration marches across australia. 
• the federal government moves to crack down on ‘shrinkflation’. 
• anz puts staff on notice about getting back in the office.
• a us court rules most of us president donald trump's tariffs are illegal.

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an inflation surprise, coles v woolies, and nvidia smashing expectations - there are plenty of huge stories this week, and four categories to battle over!

michael thompson and natalie macdonald 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. harvey norman booms

2. virgin australia’s first results

3. former labor premiers ‘honoured guests’ of china

4. aus post boss defends parcel decision

5. trump sacks cdc boss

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friday 29 august 2025

qantas is back and flying high with a bumper profit. 

and more, including:

• the federal government axes 500 nuisance tariffs. 
• australia’s love affair with bunnings and kmart helps boost wesfarmers. 
• chatgpt maker openai is setting up shop in australia. 
• and the unfortunate way staff at anz found out they were losing their jobs.

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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 finishes higher

2. eagers boosted by ev sales

3. nine demands katter apology

4. iran ambassador leaves

5. nvidia smashes expectations

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thursday 28 august 2025

a shock jump in inflation dashes hopes of a september rate cut. 

and more, including:

• woolworths hammered by investors after it loses more ground to coles. 
• business leaders line up to criticise work from home, just as the greens call for a national law. 
• plus the housing market gears up for a “supercharged” spring season and stress grows over ai upskilling.

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