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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.

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?

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

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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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House prices on the rise; super takes centre stage in Canberra; coffee prices fall

Wednesday 2 July 2025

Home prices are on the rise again, but the pace of growth is expected to be relatively slow as housing affordability factors kick in. 

And more, including:

  • Pollies gear up for a return to Canberra with superannuation changes front and centre. 
  • Good news for coffee drinkers. 
  • The rise and rise of the Commonwealth Bank.
  • The next leap forward in weight loss drugs.

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Interview: Setting the stage for small business success

With the end of financial year rush now behind us, the attention of many SMEs turns to the year ahead, and setting themselves up for growth.

Natalie Lennon, founder and director of Two Sides Accounting, joins Sean Aylmer in the studio to talk about how businesses can set themselves up for a boom year. She also helps bust a series of myths and misconceptions about tax for businesses - potentially saving SMEs a lot of time and hassle.

This episode is supported by Xero.

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