Black Friday and Cyber Monday have exploded into Australia’s biggest retail moment — bigger than the post-Christmas sales, and now stretching across almost an entire month. 

Michael Thompson talks to Stripe Australia / NZ Managing Director Karl Durrance about the extraordinary transaction volumes, why Sydney ranks among the world’s top cities for online spending, and how retailers are handling the pressure for flawless performance. Plus, the next big shift: agentic AI that shops on your behalf. It’s coming faster than you think.

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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. Market climbs on GDP data

2. Bad news for First Guardian Master Fund investors

3. Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal

4. SME activity picks up

5. MH370 search to resume

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Wednesday 3 December 2025

In a very busy 24 hours for Canberra, the federal government launches its national AI plan, releases a report into jobs for mates and negotiates with the White House over drug costs. 

• Bond yields hit ten-month highs suggesting rate rises are coming. 
• Samsung launches its new tri-fold phone. 
• Google fined $55 million for anti-competitive behaviour,
• Blue-collar jobs are safer than white-collar jobs.

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With Bitcoin swinging from record highs to sharp drops, investors are asking what’s next.

Sean Aylmer speaks to John O’Loghlen, Managing Director of Coinbase Australia, for an insight into market flows, regulation, and whether a Fed change could spark the next rally.

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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 closes up
2. Ex PWC chief suspended
3. Accenture cops a whack
4. Corporate Travel investigation
5. Airbus flags defects

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Tuesday 2 December 2025

The federal government unveils the biggest overhaul of the Defence department in 50 years. 

• The medicines regulator warns of potential dire side effects of weight loss drugs. 
• Metcash says it has lost $340 million in cigarette sales because of the illegal tobacco market. 
• The ASX suffers another embarrassing outage.
• Consultancy group Accenture takes corporate jargon to a new level.

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The Aussie dollar has been oddly steady, but interest rate expectations are starting to shake things up. 

NAB’s Ray Attrill explains to Sean Aylmer why commodities no longer drive the currency, and what needs to happen for the dollar to rise.

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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 closes down

2. Eraring closure risks blackouts

3. Woolies ramps up delivery offering

4. US - Venezuela tensions

5. Mistake dents Piastri's F1 title dream

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Monday 1 December 2025

With just a month to go before the end of the year, the local share market is one of the worst performing major bourses for 2025. 

• National home values record a third consecutive monthly rise in price of one per cent. 
• The tax office to crack down on high-income professionals and tradies. 
• The federal government’s help to buy scheme kicks off this week.
• New research shows that cats meow louder at men, because they don’t listen as much.

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A massive week ahead for the economy, headlined by GDP data, following a shock jump in inflation and a sharp rise in business investment: all signs point to interest rate cuts being a thing of the past.

Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas.

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson and the team 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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