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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.

Ask Fear & Greed: Why are Democrats donkeys, and Republicans elephants?

Listener Nikki asks: Why are an elephant and a donkey, the symbols of the Republicans and the Democrats respectively in the US? What do they mean?

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MinRes boss acted “without integrity”; Westpac $7b profit; US election final dash

Tuesday 5 November 2024

The board of Mineral Resources finds the company founder Chris Ellison used company resources wrongly and acted without integrity. 

And more, including:

  • Westpac announces a $7 billion profit. 

  • Voting is set to start in the US election within hours. 

  • Plus markets, the Reserve Bank board meeting and bad news for a famous fast food restaurant

Plus don’t miss the new episode of The Property Pendulum, brought to you by Domain and Fear & Greed. This week’s episode: is now the time to buy? Get it from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Interview: Why this election is still too close to call

The US Presidential election is finally here. But many of the polls say it's still too close to call.

Bruce Wolpe and Sean Aylmer discuss the states to watch, the effectiveness of both campaigns, and what happens next.

Bruce Wolpe worked with the Democrats in Congress during President Barack Obama's first term. He is now a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre, and the author of Trump’s Australia.

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Markets brace for election, RBA; PM $16b bid for students; auctions stumble

Monday 4 November 2024

Financial markets brace for the US election and the Reserve Bank’s decision on interest rates. 

And more, including:

  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese makes a bid for younger voters with a $16 billion plan to forgive debt

  • The housing market wobbles continue with the lowest auction clearance rate for the year over the past week

  • A massive ChatGPT trial gives AI the thumbs up, and the UK Conservatives appoint a black woman to run the party, for the first time

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The Week Ahead | 4 Nov 2024

This is Fear and Greed - The Week Ahead, where Sean Aylmer and Stephen Koukoulas discuss the major events, reports and releases that provide insight into the economy this week (with a look back at the events of last week too).

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Interview: What an investment giant makes of the global economic outlook

All eyes are on the US this week, with the election result set to impact financial markets and the broader economy. But there are even bigger influences on global growth than who sits in the Oval Office.

Joe Davis, Global Chief Economist at investment giant Vanguard, talks to Sean Aylmer about the economic landscape ahead of the US election, the implications of global events like the Middle East conflict, the transformative potential of AI, and the future of globalisation.

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Sunday feature: The radio host who moonlights as an old-school bookie

Guest: Steve Mills, radio host and part-time bookie

Original publication date: 4 September 2020

Original description: Sean Aylmer speaks to Steve Mills, 6PR Breakfast host and part-time bookie, about the business of being a bookmaker.  Trackside bookies are a dying breed, and Steve describes why he's been drawn to it alongside a long and successful media career.

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The Weekend Edition | 2-3 November 2024

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Adam Lang adjudicating.

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Afternoon Report | ATO crackdown

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 7-week low

  2. Macquarie profit

  3. Big biz paid $100b in tax

  4. Harris endorsements

  5. Atlassian soars

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Ask Fear & Greed: Why the uproar over newspapers endorsing candidates?

Listener Scott asks: I've been reading about the decision by the Washington Post not to endorse a candidate for the election. Do newspapers normally do this? Do we do it here? I haven't really noticed it in the past.

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