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in the lead-up to the federal election, join sean aylmer and michael thompson every week for a look at the latest in campaign news. this week, what we learnt from the final debate, whether peter dutton has done enough to convince voters to give him a chance, and our predictions for the result.

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wednesday 30 april 2025

energy giant woodside will spend $27 billion developing an lng plant in louisiana in the south of the us, which would put it among the major global gas producers. 

and more, including:

• james packer sets a suburb record after selling a mansion in beverly hills.
• we take a look at 100 days of donald trump. 
• plus the latest political news ahead of saturday’s election.
• and the former boss of virgin australia to take over dan murphy’s owner, endeavour group.

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yesterday former virgin australia boss jayne hrdlicka was announced as the incoming ceo of endeavour, the hospitality group that owns dan murphy’s and bws liquor stores, as well as hundreds of pubs around the country.

endeavour was spun out of woolworths in 2021, and has had a pretty challenging couple of years, in part due to cost of living pressures hitting retail sales.

johannes faul, director of equity research anz at morningstar, talks to sean aylmer about whether a new ceo will be able to turn endeavour around, as well as the broader state of the retail sector.

this is general information only and you should seek professional advice before making investment decisions.

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australia's aaa credit rating is at risk from big-spending election promises. what is a credit rating, and why does it matter?

join sean aylmer & michael thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more.

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tuesday 29 april 2025

labor and the coalition under fire over big spending policies after a ratings agency warns on the country’s aaa status.  

and more, including:

• the global trade war starts to hit local companies. 
• the tiktok trend that triggered a pistachio craze, sending prices soaring. 
• plus james hardie backflips on a shareholder vote.
• the value of a donald trump meme coin soars.

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just 100 days in the white house has seen us president donald trump shake up global trade in a huge way.

the acknowledgement last week by the us that huge tariffs against china are ‘unsustainable’ was a significant de-escalation in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

in this wide-ranging interview, sean aylmer talks to professor tim harcourt from the institute of public policy & governance at uts and host of the airport economist and footynomics. they discuss the political reaction to tariffs, the fact that china used tariffs as a geopolitical tool before the us, and the opportunity presented by markets like india and indonesia.

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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 lifts

2. costar-domain deal

3. lynas warnings

4. brambles downgrade

5. trump cuts

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immigration is a key battleground in the election campaign - but is it good or bad for the economy?

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monday 28 april 2025

with five days to go, anthony albanese and peter dutton are in a mad dash to polling day and political experts say barring a disaster, the pm will be returned. 

and more, including:

• the local housing markets stumbles
• the new virgin-qatar flights to europe, so far, haven’t led to lower airfares. 
• us president donald trump turns on russia’s vladimir putin. 
• and judges at the oscars are told they need to watch the movies they’re judging. 

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quarterly cpi data, house price data, retail trade and more. it's a very big week ahead.

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

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