BUSINESS

monday 25 august 2025

the local sharemarket braces for another week of big swings as the reporting season rollercoaster rolls on. 

and more, including:

• james hardie under fire after its share price falls nearly 40pc in just two days. 
• a stellar start to the financial year for super funds. 
• auction clearance rates soar
• supermarket staff issued with body-worn cameras to combat rising crime.

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from the reform roundtable to some big hits and misses in reporting season - what will be the biggest business story of the week? plus qantas, luxury handbags and radioactive shrimp. michael thompson and natalie macdonald 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. asx down, but still up for week

2. gyg tumbles on results

3. lnp votes against net zero

4. binance australia to bring in auditor

5. trump’s legal win

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friday 22 august 2025

treasurer jim chalmers flags tax reform as his three day summit wraps up. 

and more, including:

• the local sharemarket smashes through 9000 points for the first time. 
• rebel sport says theft from stores has reached an ‘industrial level’. 
• the major mismatch in australia’s housing market.
• fed chair jerome powell set to give ‘the speech of his life’

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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. roundtable boilover

3. xero investors reject pay packet

4. unions push wfh

5. israel calls up reservists

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thursday 21 august 2025

business leaders line up to attack the government over productivity and red tape. 

and more, including:

• james hardie crashes almost 28 pc after a slowdown in the us market. 
• prime minister anthony albanese dismisses criticism from the israeli leader, who called him ‘weak’. 
• australians want more flexibility at work
• us president donald trump meets with the bosses of bhp and rio tinto in washington

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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. changes to ndis

3. total wages grow

4. canva employee stock sale

5. frozen shrimp recall

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wednesday 20 august 2025

csl shares freefall, amid a major shake-up for the healthcare giant. 

and more, including:

• unions and business clash at the economic roundtable.
• consumer sentiment soars to its highest level in 3 years.
• plus woolworths slashes prices as the grocery wars heat up.
• canva’s valuation gets a redesign.

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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. pm rejects bullock comment

3. iinet cyber attack

4. wong says israel visa call ‘unjustified’

5. trump, zelensky meet

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tuesday 19 august 2025

the business community unites as pressure ramps up on day one of the government’s economic reform roundtable. 

and more, including:

• nab admits to underpaying staff. 
• the asx hits another high - that’s six in six days.
• a former pm slams australian bosses for their attitude to cybersecurity. 
• a record fine for qantas.
• meta runs into problems with its ai.

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