Thursday 12 February 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. CBA surges
2. CSL tumbles
3. Treasury advised govt on CGT changes
4. Angus Taylor quits front bench
5. Crockery maker’s AI boom

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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 soars on CBA profit

2. Big swings as companies report

3. Leadership challenge may be imminent

4. Breakthrough in US kidnapping

5. 10 dead after Canada school shooting

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Wednesday 11 February 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. PM calls to tone down rhetoric
2. Macquarie after mortgages and deposits
3. Cars spying on owners
4. Alphabet’s 100 year bond
5. Value of an Olympic medal

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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. Tech stocks boost market

2. Nine charged over Herzog protests

3. One Nation’s weak preference flows

4. Union pushing for WFH

5. Airline competition heats up

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Tuesday 10 February 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. ASX best day since April
2. Lib leadership spill likely this week
3. Household spending drops
4. Number of rich Aussies surges
5. Best of the Superbowl ads

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Monday 9 February 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. Profit season to spark wild ride
2. AI spend hits $1 trillion annually
3. Coalition reforms
4. Bumper week for home sales
5. Men’s ski jumping rumours

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This week the Washington Post (owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos) sacked 300 journalists, reducing its newsroom by about a third. Michael and Sean talk about the impact of the decision, the business of newspapers, and Sean's own experience of having to make major changes to newsrooms.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer, Michael Thompson and Adam Lang as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook.

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Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.

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