BUSINESS

this is the fear & 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 up 0.1pc as oil tops $us107

2. rea forced to loosen listing rules

3. sussan ley joins snowy hydro

4. woodside chairman contender quits

5. russia strikes train near polish border

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monday 14 september 2026

leaders of the ai world say they will slow the pace of development in the sector, to guard against technology having too much power. 

• the aussie share market wipes out its gains for 2026, and is now one of the worst performing developed markets for the year
• the leaders of india, china, russia, iran and others unite against us aggression
• prime minister anthony albanese hits back at pauline hanson’s criticism of his mother
• finally some good news from the local housing market

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the saturday edition brings together the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous stories of the week.

this week: whether another interest rate hike is now inevitable; why soaring bond yields and trouble in private credit matter for investors; starbucks’ billion-dollar bet on bringing people back into cafés; the business impact of the nfl in melbourne; and donald trump’s extraordinary $5,000 promise to american voters.

michael thompson and sean aylmer go head-to-head, with adam lang picking the winner.

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this is the fear & 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 dives

2. asio warning

3. bathla sales

4. qld downgrade

5. 49ers v rams

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friday 11 september 2026

the local sharemarket has one of its worst days of the year as oil prices push beyond $us100 a barrel.

• us president donald trump offers voters $us5,000 if they vote republican in the upcoming mid-terms
• american nfl arrives in melbourne
• hollywood has its biggest box office summer in its biggest market ever
• nine media’s stan to retain the rights to the english premier league

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this is the fear & 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 as oil tops $us100

2. rudd warns australia risks becoming ‘second-rate’

3. queensland faces credit rating downgrade

4. breville boss sells $4.3m in shares

5. samsung welcomes apple to the fold

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thursday 10 september 2026

the most expensive houses in sydney and melbourne have lost more than ten per cent of their value as pressure increases to lift interest rates. 

• oil prices head towards $us100 a barrel, which is bad news at the petrol bowser
• apple launches its new foldable phone
• retail wars escalate as the owner of ghanda takes a look at kmd brands
• openai says a large language model has solved one of the great puzzles of mathematics

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wednesday 9 september 2026

business conditions and consumer sentiment fall, as the rba warns it may lift rates again. 

• the federal government declares a ‘global reckoning is coming for big tech’
• a major shakeup for australian cricket, with the green light given to private investors 
• the us’s trade war with canada escalates
• why gen z is refusing to network

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this is the fear & 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 hits six-week low

2. housing wealth falls $34 billion

3. super funds pinged over misleading investment claims

4. bird flu spreads, but poultry remains clear

5. 9/11 records raise questions over toxic air

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tuesday 8 september 2026

super and property - the two biggest sources of wealth for australians - shape up as the key political battlegrounds. 

• the productivity crisis deepens
• australia is losing cruise ships to cheaper destinations
• thousands of freight and transport workers to walk off the job
• the pentagon puts senior staff through lie detector tests

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