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Friday 3rd September 2021 

Telstra’s boss calls on greater unity around COVID, as state leaders squabble. 

Also today:

• BHP’s share price tumbles as its CEO says it isn’t leaving fossil fuels.
• Fortescue’s Andrew Forrest loses all political correctness around indigenous Australians.
• And home owners rush to lock in fixed rate loans.

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Aussie food manufacturer SPC has received huge praise and criticism after becoming the first non-health company to mandate staff COVID vaccinations.

CEO Robert Giles explains why they made the decision, what it means for their staff, and talks more broadly about the state of manufacturing in Australia.

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Thursday 2nd September 2021 

Australia avoids a double dip recession as the economy expanded heading into the current lockdowns. 

Also today:

• Victoria gives up on the idea of zero COVID cases after a surge in new infections.
• Housing affordability rises – yes rises – in some of the swishest suburbs in the country.
• And Commonwealth bank is sued for lending to oil and gas projects.

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Australia has narrowly avoided a double-dip recession... for now.

But with GDP almost certainly going to plummet this quarter due to lockdowns, what does the future hold for the economy?

AMP Capital Chief Economist Dr Shane Oliver shares a somewhat positive outlook. 

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Wednesday 1st September 2021 

Earnings season ends with the share market up for an 11th consecutive month. That hasn’t happened since 1943.

Also today:

• Business leaders combine to ask for a way out of lockdown, as Australia accesses an extra 500,000 Pfizer doses.
• Fears that a slump will hit the building construction sector in coming months.
• And the superannuation regulator outs the worst performing funds.

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There are new fintechs entering the Australian landscape all the time but this one is a little different. Instead of taking on the other digital giants, MoneyMe is going up against the big banks.

Founder Clayton Howes tells Sean Aylmer how customers, retailers and even the banks themselves are getting on board.

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This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes.

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