BUSINESS

thursday 18 september 2025

it’s been a frantic 24 hours in politics, with prime minister anthony albanese signing an alliance with papua new guinea, opposition leader sussan ley giving a major economic speech, and donald trump berating an australia journalist, threatening to talk to albanese about him. 

and more, including:

• the abu dhabi national oil company pulls its $36b bid for santos
• the reserve bank almost declares victory over inflation. 
• bhp cuts coal mining jobs in queensland. 
• dire consequences in europe from climate change.
• pets start boarding virgin flights. 

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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 down 0.7pc

2. corporate travel accounts delayed

3. super funds deliver more gains

4. defence warns on cyber war

5. kirk murder suspect charged

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wednesday 17 september 2025

super retail fires its ceo after claiming he misled the board about his alleged relationship with the company’s head of hr. 

and more, including:

• the federal government tells social media companies what it wants when the ban for under 16-year olds kicks in. 
• alphabet, owner of google, crosses the $us3 trillion in value threshold. 
• profit making in the residential housing market hits a record high 
• donald trump sues the new york times for $us15 billion.

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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. markets climb on fed rate hopes

2. james hardie chair under pressure

3. super retail sacks ceo

4. nbn unveils upgrade

5. court clash over fed governor

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tuesday 16 september 2025

anz set to pay a record fine of $240 million for a raft of poor governance issues, from trading in the bond market to failing to repay fees charged to dead customers. 

and more, including:

• dire warnings from the nation’s first national climate risk assessment report. 
• prime minister anthony albanese complains about social media pushing extremism on both sides of politics. 
• the aussie dollar surges.
• bitcoin’s boom delivers unexpected benefits to  the ultra-luxury travel 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 closes down

2. coalition slumps in newspoll

3. emeco soars on takeover whispers

4. commercial property returns

5. emmys crown the pitt and the studio

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monday 15 september 2025

commonwealth bank comes back to the pack while coles threatens to overtake woolies as the biggest supermarket chain. 

and more, including:

• the federal government pledges $12 billion towards defence spending in western australia. 
• almost half of all investors are turning to ai for advice. 
• the spring selling season continues to impress
• the original weight loss drugs lose their lustre. 

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bank job cuts, liberal leadership turmoil, a $1 billion bill for the supermarkets and elon musk dethroned as the world's richest person (briefly).

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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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. wall st records

2. woodside gas project extended

3. former virgin boss’s $50m payday

4. sydney flights disrupted

5. manhunt after charlie kirk assassination

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friday 12 september 2025

pressure grows on opposition leader sussan ley, after she sacked a senator who refused to publicly support her. 

• the federal government’s investment in quantum computing starts to pay off. 
• global condemnation of the killing of a conservative activist in the united states.
• qantas’ frequent flyer program climbs the rankings
• signs of life on mars.

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