BUSINESS

friday 26 september 2025

prime minister anthony albanese pushes for australia to be part of the un security council and emphasises the need for climate change action in his inaugural speech to the united nations. 

and more, including:

• an internal investigation by premier investments allegedly uncovers a culture of serious misconduct, ranging from absenteeism to potential bribery.
• macquarie to pay $321 million to investors. 
• the may 3 federal election finally concludes
• elon musk’s x takes a big swipe at social media bans.

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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 up

2. hastie shuts down leadership talk

3. youth crime surges in victoria

4. qantas unveils new jets

5. trump claims un sabotage

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thursday 25 september 2025

inflation rises but not enough to take rate cuts off the agenda. 

and more, including:

• prime minister anthony albanese gets his meeting with donald trump at the end of a raucous un general assembly. 
• optus appoints an investigator into last week’s triple-zero failure.
• bunnings tops the latest trust rankings.
• what people really use chatgpt for

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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 slumps

2. super retail settles dispute

3. chalmers eyes tax red tape

4. trump attacks at un

5. kimmel returns after suspension

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wednesday 24 september 2025

myer’s share price tumbles 25 per cent as the once leading retailer’s profit takes a dive. 

and more, including:

• prime minister anthony albanese’s speech supporting palestinian statehood triggers an internal split. 
• us comedian jimmy kimmel is back on air. 
• climate change minister chris bowen says climate denialism is alive and well. 
• nvidia’s ingenious business model – buy into a company and then sell them billions of dollars worth of micro chips.

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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 up

2. albanese snubbed by trump

3. push for weight-loss subsidy

4. officer charged over arrest

5. trump warns on paracetamol

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tuesday 23 september 2025

the reserve bank governor gives an upbeat assessment of the local economy but warns international pressures lurk. 

and more, including:

• prime minister anthony albanese questions whether optus boss stephen rue should keep his job. 
• australia formally recognises the palestinian state. 
• investors take big bets on the share prices of big tech companies falling
• the rush to buy granny flats.

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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. commodities help asx rise

2. rba flags house price lift

3. coalition support slumps

4. canva’s profits examined

5. charlie kirk memorial

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monday 22 september 2025

us politicians put pressure on the albanese government over plans to recognise palestinian statehood. 

and more, including:

• the boss of optus explains what happened last week during the triple zero outage that caused at least three deaths. 
• the spring selling season soars. 
• has the government found a buyer for rex airlines? 
• australia’s population hits 27.5 million.

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us interest rate cuts, the war on inflation almost won, a new emissions target from the government, the $30 billion santos deal collapsing, and trump's visit with the king - there's no shortage of huge stories for this week's competition.

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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