BUSINESS

more tariff battles, the soaring price of gold, unemployment numbers, wisetech's slap on the wrist for richard white, and so much more. sean aylmer and michael thompson 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 has a positive week
2. woolies, coles not price gouging.
3. nine talks domain sale
4. premier future.
5. trump dumps education dept

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friday 21 march 2025

more than 50,000 jobs were lost last month but that doesn’t mean the reserve bank is rushing to cut interest rates. 

and more, including:

• a war of words has erupted between australian and us authorities over the pharmaceutical benefits scheme. 
• australia’s population pushes beyond 27 million. 
• plus victoria is the country’s theft leader, and starbucks fined $50 million for spilling a cup of tea. 

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the labour market lost 53,000 jobs last month, in the sharpest fall in employment since december 2023. but a decline in the participation rate meant that - despite those job losses - the official unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. callam pickering, senior economist at jobs platform indeed, dissects the data with sean aylmer. he also looks at the broader employment trends identified by indeed, and explains why the dip in jobs may not be as bad as it seems at first glance.

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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 jumps
2. virgin listing?
3. nanasonics surge
4. nvidia spend
5. us eco slowing

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listener mark asks: plenty of stocks are going ex-dividend at the moment. what exactly does it mean and is it better to buy before or after the date they trade ex-dividend?

join sean aylmer & michael thompson as they answer questions about business, investing, economics and politics. 

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thursday 20 march 2025

an internal report into wisetech global founder richard white is damning of his behaviour, but fails to recommend any drastic action against the billionaire founder. 

and more, including:

• last year was officially the hottest on record. 
• and tennis stars take on the game’s authorities, demanding higher pay.
• plus prime minister anthony albanese gets to know his canadian counterpart mark carney, and the us courts hit back at donald trump.

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gold is having a record breaking run right now, with the price of the precious metal surging well past $us3,000 an ounce. gold has long been seen as a safe option - and the boom reflects the volatility in global markets at the moment.

one of the main ways australians invest in gold is through etfs - exchange traded funds. vaneck offers an etf in this space called nugg, focusing on australian gold.

cameron mccormack, senior portfolio manager at vaneck, talks to sean aylmer about the surge in gold, vaneck's bullion holdings in the perth mint, and why the precious metal might still have further to climb.

this is general information only, and you should seek professional advice before making investment decisions.

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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 flat
2. minres traffic problems
3. myer disappoints
4. russia holds fire
5. astronauts return

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wednesday 19 march 2025

federal treasurer jim chalmers blasts donald trump’s tariffs and warns there’s few new big spending initiatives to be announced ahead of the federal election. 

and more, including:

• australian robyn denholm, chair of tesla, is now a $1 billion woman. 
• and byd announces a five minute charging system for electric vehicles. 
• plus the rba says the construction sector should pick up quickly, and thailand to cut visitor visas.

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