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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. miners tumble

2. pm flags lower emissions target

3. nab cuts jobs

4. byd predicts shakeup

5. israel strikes hamas in qatar

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ian rogers is a fascinating pioneer who has worked with some of the most famous brands on earth. he built beastieboys.com in the 90s, helped launch beats music and apple music, drove digital transformation at luxury giant lvmh, and today shapes the future of digital assets as chief experience officer and board member at ledger - the world’s largest maker of cryptocurrency hardware wallets.

he joins adam lang from france in the first half of a fascinating one on one.

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wednesday 10 september 2025

rupert and lachlan murdoch do a deal with other family members to ensure lachlan takes control of news corp and fox after his father dies. 

and more, including:

• anz set to cut thousands of jobs. 
• an agreement  between australia and vanuatu stumbles over the pacific nation’s relationship with china. 
• the government’s new first home buyers scheme opens up the market to buyers. 
• us politicians release jeffrey epstein’s birthday book, including the grubby birthday card allegedly written by donald trump.

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lachlan murdoch is set to control the family’s global media assets, including fox news, the wall street journal and the australian, under a new deal that ends years of infighting and speculation about what happens when rupert murdoch passes away. the agreement effectively sidelines lachlan’s siblings james, elisabeth and prudence, who will each walk away with about $1.7 billion.

sean aylmer speaks to tim burrowes, publisher of media and marketing website mumbrella and the newsletter unmade, and co-host of medialand on abc radio.

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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 falls, anz job cuts, murdoch deal

2. aus post to resume us services

3. pm weighs in on price furore

4. bhp settles class action

5. radio ratings

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tuesday 9 september 2025

the two big supermarkets face remediation costs of up to $1 billion for underpaying retail workers. 

and more, including:

• prime minister anthony albanese puts corporate tax reform front and centre, and calls on big business to support the government’s climate change agenda. 
• corporate australia drops dei initiatives. 
• fears that kids will find ways to avoid the upcoming social media ban
• the government proposes reforms to make it easier on passengers facing delayed or cancelled airline flights.

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the us federal reserve is tipped to interest rates next week. what does this mean for markets, and why do rate expectations have such an impact on bonds?

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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 dips

2. erin patterson sentenced

3. maybe pharma tumbles

4. rate cut hopes fading

5. florida dumps compulsory vaccinations

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monday 8 september 2025

analysts warns a red hot wall street faces the risk of a sharp pullback. 

and more, including:

• spring selling season kicks off with buyers flocking to auctions. 
• more leadership tensions at atlassian. 
• australia braces for the arrival of bird flu.
• apple set to launch its new iphone.

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last week economic growth picked up slightly - still a tad sluggish, but better than expected. at the same time, household spending increased, including in non-essential spending. so does this mean we shouldn't hold our breath for more rate cuts?

michael thompson is joined by economist stephen koukoulas.

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