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Behind every story is Fear & Greed. What distinguishes volatility and opportunity. Prosperity or peril. We take you to the heart of the story because when you know why, you know what’s next.

Afternoon Report | ASX sets record

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 sets record

  2. PM rules out GST increase

  3. Qantas hack update

  4. China’s birth rate payments

  5. Trump’s bill passes

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Ask Fear & Greed: How are TV ratings measured?

How are the measurements for TV ratings actually taken?

Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more.

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Big banks v big miners; Trump keen to meet Albo; Microsoft slashes jobs

Friday 4 July 2025

Speculation rises in the share market about the shift from investing in the big banks, to investing in the big resource companies. 

And more, including:

  • Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the US is keen to schedule a meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump.
  • Tesla’s disappointing sales. 
  • Microsoft slashes jobs around the world, including in Australia.
  • Eileen Bond, former wife of Alan Bond, dies in Perth.

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Interview: Cyber risk is real. This is how to make boards take notice.

The constant emergence of new cyber threats puts a lot of pressure on businesses not just to respond, but to communicate the nature of the threat to stakeholders within a company. 

Sam Salehi, Managing Director ANZ at Qualys, joins Sean in the studio to talk about how to communicate these threats in a way that secures the buy-in of boards, executives, and teams.

Qualys is a supporter of this podcast.

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Afternoon Report | Profit taking day

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 ends flat

  2. ASIC warning

  3. GemLife opening

  4. Olympic funding

  5. Bali search and rescue

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Ask Fear & Greed: Best performing stocks with lots of shareholders?

What are the best and worst performing stocks over the last year, that have plenty of retail shareholders?

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Huge cyber hack at Qantas; rate cut likely next week; ASX hits record close

Thursday 3 July 2025

The personal data of more than 6 million Qantas customers could have been stolen in one of the country’s biggest cyber attacks. 

And more, including:

  • Retail trade and building approval data points to a rate cut next week. 
  • The Royal Train, which has carried kings and queens since Victoria, is set to find its final destination. 
  • The local share market hits a record close.
  • More strife at Dominos.

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Interview: This startup is using recycled car robots to build houses

BotBuilt is a startup operating out of North Carolina in the US. It's using recycled automotive robots to build houses.

BotBuilt director Joel Bell, a former Australian Army engineer, talks to Sean Aylmer about how the robots work, the role of AI, and the impact it could have on the housing crisis.

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Afternoon Report | Markets, hacks and deals

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 record

  2. Qantas hack

  3. Helia strife

  4. Weather crisis

  5. Israel Hamas deal?

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Ask Fear & Greed: What's the best way to get rich?

Over time in Australia, what's been the best way to make money and get uber rich?

Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more.

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