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Afternoon Report | ASX hits intraday high

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. Lib leadership challenge tomorrow

  3. AMP’s worst day in two decades

  4. Corporate results wrap

  5. Canada shooter identified

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CBA surges as CSL tumbles; Taylor quits to challenge Ley; crockery maker’s AI boom

Thursday 12 February 2026

Commonwealth Bank’s share price surges on a strong profit while CSL tumbles after its CEO was forced out the door. 

  • The Dept of Treasury confirms it’s been doing work on potential changes to capital gains tax concessions
  • The local share market nears record highs
  • Angus Taylor quits the front bench and is set to challenge Opposition Leader Sussan Ley
  • The story of a crockery company booming in an AI world

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Afternoon Report | ASX soars on CBA profit

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 soars on CBA profit

  2. Big swings as companies report

  3. Leadership challenge may be imminent

  4. Breakthrough in US kidnapping

  5. 10 dead after Canada school shooting

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PM calls to tone down rhetoric; cars spying on owners; value of an Olympic medal

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on the Greens to tone down the rhetoric as Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia triggers plaudits and condemnation. 

  • Macquarie warns the big banks it is after their mortgages and deposits 
  • The privacy commissioner is worried that cars might be spying on owners
  • Alphabet’s 100-year bond
  • Why winners at the Olympics are going home with medals more valuable than ever before

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Afternoon Report | Tech stocks lead ASX higher

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. Tech stocks boost market

  2. Nine charged over Herzog protests

  3. One Nation’s weak preference flows

  4. Union pushing for WFH

  5. Airline competition heats up

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ASX best day since April; number of rich Aussies surges; Superbowl's $10m ads

Tuesday 10 February 2026

The local share market surges as investors buy back into tech stocks. 

  • A federal Liberal party leadership spill looks likely this week
  • The number of very rich Australians surges
  • A drop in household spending complicates the interest rate outlook
  • We take a look at the best Superbowl ads

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Afternoon Report | ASX up nearly 2pc

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. Market up nearly 2pc

  2. Profit season heats up

  3. Coalition’s dire Newspoll

  4. NBN won’t be finished until 2040

  5. Epstein saga claims UK scalp

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Profit season to spark wild ride; AI spend hits $1 trillion annually; Coalition reforms

Monday 9 February 2026

Investors can expect a wild ride on equity markets over the next three weeks, as profit season promises big market moves.

  • The AI spending boom by big tech heads towards $1 trillion annually, drawing comparisons with the 19th century rail boom in the US. 
  • Unusual ways to gain an advantage in the men’s ski jumping competition at the Olympics 
  • The federal coalition reforms
  • A bumper week for home sales

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The Saturday Edition | 7 Feb 2026

Interest rates rising, crypto tumbling, deals collapsing, major tax reform and the start of the Winter Olympics: it's been a monster week.

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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Afternoon Report | Worst markets day in 3 months

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 tumbles

  2. Rio-Glencore deal off

  3. Coalition still divided

  4. Bullock in parliament

  5. NFL for MCG

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