Fast Five by Fear and Greed

Friday 9 October 2026

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

1. Firmus IPO on verge of collapse
2. Govt hints at light-touch AI regulation
3. Electric vehicle sales climb
4. Cricket Victoria offers ‘work-from-the-cricket’
5. Airlines ramp up business class

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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 falls 0.8pc as bond yields rise

2. Government pressures ATO over credit card ban

3. Older workers win work-from-home ruling

4. Talkback radio loses listeners

5.  Samsung profit surges on AI chip boom

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Thursday 8 October 2026

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

1. High Court hits fossil fuels
2. ASIC sues financial advisor
3. ATO stands firm on credit card payments
4. Australia’s Roo-ver lunar module
5. Concerns over Russian plague case

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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 slips despite Wall St record

2. October 7 attacks remembered

3. US boosts submarine production

4. Telco complaints fall despite triple-0 failures

5. Paramount completes $162b Warner Bros takeover

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Wednesday 7 October 2026

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

1. Sentiment at 50-year lows
2. Coalition unveils immigration policy
3. OpenAI apologises with a warning
4. Aussie $ holiday winners
5. Italian PM to copyright her voice

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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 rises 0.6pc

2. Firmus IPO selling restrictions

3. Macquarie backs directors after KPMG probe

4. Trump orders Fort Hood gunman executed

5. Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

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Tuesday 6 October 2026

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

1. ASX readies for mega float
2. PM in Fiji for climate talks
3. Tax cheat dob-ins soar
4. Retirees extending working lives
5. ABS releases death data

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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 flat after early surge

2. CSL signs $510m drug development deal

3. AFL wins grand final ratings battle

4. Andrew challenges Epstein arrest

5. Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned 9/11-style attack

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Monday 5 October 2026

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

1. House prices to drop 15pc
2. Miners, energy pay most tax
3. Chalmers warns on handouts
4. More details on Flydubai attack
5. AI cracks 200 year old code

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

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