BUSINESS

tuesday 4 march 2025

shareholders are set to receive nearly $27bn in dividends at the end of a mediocre reporting season. 

and more, including:

• the whyalla steelworks is still losing $1.5 million a day. 
• and prada is set to buy versace. 
• plus good news for crypto lovers and star entertainment on the brink of collapse.

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star entertainment group is facing a very uncertain future. but if it does go under, it wouldn't be the first large listed company to fail.

damon callaghan, partner, investments, at ecp asset management, talks to sean aylmer about previous collapses (and near-collapses), what they mean for investors, and what they should look for to avoid being caught up in them.

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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 surges
2. qld cyclone threat
3. albo, dutton on zelensky
4. prime booms
5. peace efforts

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monday 3 march 2025

global markets react nervously to the us-europe showdown and prospect of tariffs, with riskier assets, including the aussie dollar, sold off. 

and more, including:

• house prices rise in february, suggesting that the cut in interest rates has reversed the falling market
•  and speculation on an election announcement grows 
• plus endeavour’s poor result and whisky wars erupt in the uk

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this is fear and greed - the week ahead, where sean aylmer and stephen koukoulas discuss the major events, reports and releases that provide insight into the economy this week (with a look back at the events of last week too).

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the companies that powered a 54% surge on wall street over the past two years dipped into correction territory last week, led by a major slump in tesla shares. and then nvidia announced sales that exceeded expectations, and its share price finished the week 8% lower than where it started.

josh gilbert, market analyst at social investment network etoro, joins sean aylmer in the studio to talk about the big tech companies, and whether the sector's golden run is over.

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guest: damon kitney

original air date: february 13, 2024

original description: late advertising and media veteran harold mitchell was - by all accounts - a larger than life personality. he built and sold a business for hundreds of millions of dollars - and was never short of an opinion or a headline.

damon kitney, columnist at the weekend australian and author of the fortune tellers, talks to sean aylmer about the death of harold mitchell, the extraordinary businesses built around leaders like him, and what it means for a company and investors when success relies on a charismatic boss.

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sean aylmer and michael thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with fear & greed colleague adam lang adjudicating.

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listener jo asks: "recently you told us that etfs are at an all time high and exchange-traded funds are set to have more than $300bn in funds under management by the end of 2025.. etfs look like they are here to stay.

how will the growing number of etf products influence the landscape of stock markets globally and what will be the long term effects of this?

will there be downsides and risks associated with this shift throughout the economy and reflected in investor returns?"

join sean aylmer & michael thompson as they answer listener questions.
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friday 28 february 2025

qantas reports a sharp jump in profit, thanks to jetstar, as the government green-lights qatar’s investment in virgin. 

and more, including:

• coles outdoes woolworths when it comes to sales growth. 
• and bp dumps its plans to become green. 
• plus a warning from the rba and snowy hydro runs into trouble. 

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