Thursday 6 August 2026

The local share market hits a new record with miners and tech stocks the stars of the show. 

• Federal Labor delays an overhaul in its immigration policy
• Is Jetstar’s new policy to charge for overhead luggage a bad idea? 
• The best and the worst of ETFs in the last financial year
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets a box office record for its opening weekend

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Reporting season is underway, and investors could be in for another bumpy ride.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Ben Gilbert, Head of Australian Research at Jarden, about why this reporting season could be another volatile one, the retail sectors he expects to outperform, why he's bullish on JB Hi-Fi and Wesfarmers, and why he's much more cautious on Domino's.

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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 hits record

2. Profit results: Light & Wonder, Argo

3. No corruption findings in Vic govt inquiry

4. TikTok, Alibaba consider local data centres

5. Rocket to hit moon

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Wednesday 5 August 2026

Qantas joins the growing number of companies offshoring work as it embraces AI. 

• Household spending picks up, keeping an interest rate hike on the table
• National Australia Bank forecasts house prices to drop ten per cent
• A surge in tech stocks on Wall Street helps the local market get to within one per cent of an all-time high
• Some of Europe’s biggest rivers start drying up, disrupting trade and tourism

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Migration has become one of Australia's biggest political issues. But behind the headlines lies a much more complicated story.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Melinda Cilento, CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), about how migration has changed since the pandemic. They discuss why skilled migration remains critical to the economy, whether migrants are really driving the housing crisis, and why Australia needs a more nuanced conversation about immigration.

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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 surges 1.4pc

2. NDIS delays costing $11.5m a day

3. BHP fails to stop strike

4. Canva cuts revenue expectations

5. Diamond industry shaken up

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Tuesday 4 August 2026

Gaming companies including Tabcorp and Sportsbet accused of offering drugs and escorts to gamblers.

• The sale of electric and hybrid vehicles reaches just under 50 per cent
• A private equity consortium set to buy insurance broker Steadfast in a $7 billion deal
• Australia’s two biggest fleet management companies to merge
• A new study says being poor can do long-term damage to your brain

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Crypto has come a long way from its early days. Regulation is tightening, institutions are becoming more involved, and the technology behind digital assets is increasingly finding real-world applications.

In the first of a new monthly series, Sean Aylmer speaks with John O'Loghlen, Managing Director APAC at Coinbase, about how Australia's crypto industry has matured. They discuss why regulation is strengthening investor confidence, where Bitcoin fits in today's financial system, and why tokenisation and stablecoins could be the next major step in modern finance.

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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 up 0.5pc

2. One Nation ahead in polls

3. Bird flu mass deaths

4. Transurban caps weekly tolls

5. Oil falls after Trump cancels strikes

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Monday 3 August 2026

Earnings season kicks off with dividends set to dominate as a result of CGT changes.

• The housing downturn in Sydney and Melbourne has spread to the rest of the country
• Investors warm again, for now, to the Magnificent 7 tech stocks on Wall Street
• Telstra switches on satellite access to users in the bush
• Local wine exports fall to their lowest level in more than 20 years

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