BUSINESS

wednesday 18 june 2025

today, financial markets are on edge as us president donald trump heads home to oversee the us’s response to the middle east conflict. 

and more, including:

• australia’s future fund decides to reduce its investments in the us, on the back of the political and economic instability
• the us stock that jumped 46,000 per cent in a year. 
• federal treasurer jim chalmers warns there's a long way to go on the santos sale
• uranium stocks keep running.

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the $30 billion bid for santos by the abu dhabi national oil company has a long way to run. 

but it's a big offer for an australian company, and one that suggests gas has a major role to play in the long-term energy market.

nik burns, head of energy research at jarden, takes sean aylmer through adnoc's bid, and what it all means for the global oil and gas market.

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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 flat

2. bhp-rio copper deal

3. csl approval

4. jet parts for aust

5. g7 communique

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tuesday 17 june 2025

abu dhabi’s national oil company bids $30 billion for santos. 

and more, including:

• prime minister anthony albanese meets with world leaders at the g7, agreeing to negotiate a security pact with europe. 
• the corporate regulator launches an investigation into asx limited. 
• us president dt says israel and iran might have to fight a bit before finding peace
• mi6’s real-life q gets the top job at the uk spy agency. 

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there’s a severe disconnect between employers and employees on ai, and the role that ai will play in the workforce. this is a global trend - but the disconnect is even wider in australia.

microsoft’s latest work trend index surveyed 31,000 workers across 31 countries, gauging attitudes to ai, and just how well leaders are preparing their workforce for working with ai.

steven worrall, managing director at microsoft australia and new zealand, joins sean aylmer in the studio to talk about ai, and how australian businesses are handling the shift to an ai-enabled world.

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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. merger frenzy

2. asx closes up

3. virgin pricing

4. ainsworth defence

5. china mixed news

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the headline this week is the labor force data - all eyes on unemployment. plus a look back at what last week's business conditions and confidence numbers tell us.

sean aylmer and stephen koukoulas discuss the major events, reports and releases that provide insight into the economy this week.

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monday 16 june 2025

prime minister anthony albanese sets a date to meet us president donald trump as the crisis in the middle east escalates. 

and more, including:

• abu dhabi’s state owned oil company considers a tilt for santos.
• amazon says it will invest $20 billion in australia. 
• the national housing market bounces, with melbourne leading the way
• hundreds of thousands of protesters rally against donald trump across the us.

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oil and gold both surged in the immediate aftermath of israel's attack on iran last week.

vivek dhar, director - mining and energy commodities research at commonwealth bank, takes sean aylmer through commodity price fluctuations - the forces that move them, and what happens next.

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