FEAR & GREED | Business News

Monday 19 April 2021

Hopes of a return to international travel have been dashed with the Prime Minister saying Australia will remain locked down for most of this year. 

Also today:

• Bitcoin hits a new record high and then tumbles 15 per cent.
• Major bank CEOs talk up the economy and small business.
• And James Packer accepts restrictions on his 37 per cent stake on Crown Resorts.

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Sean Aylmer talks to Elise Kennedy, Vice President Equity Research at Jarden, about the Australian tech sector.  They discuss the performance of the sector during and after the pandemic, and look at where the opportunities for investors may lie.

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This is Fear and Greed - The Week Ahead, where Sean Aylmer and Stephen Koukoulas discuss the major events, reports and releases that provide insight into the economy this week (with a look back at the events of last week too).

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Sean Aylmer speaks to Lyndall Spooner, Founder and Director of strategic research firm Fifth Dimension.  They talk about how the pandemic changed the way brands need to market themselves, the way consumers engage with companies, and the way they make choices on where to spend their money.

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Saturday, 17 April 2021 

This is Fear and Greed's Weekend Edition, helping you to catch up on the big stories of the week.  Sean Aylmer gives his take on the week's business news, including:

• The biggest story
• The unsung story (the one trying to fly under the radar)
• The most remarkable story
• Sean's favourite story

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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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Friday 16 April 2021

The miraculous Australian jobs market pushes the unemployment rate lower as more people than ever join the workforce. 

Also today:

• Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn calls for more regulation of the buy now, pay later sector.
• Qantas and Virgin talk up domestic capacity, but international flights are still in doubt.
• And one of the country’s biggest coal companies gets hammered for downgrading earnings, again.

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Sean Aylmer speaks to Jim Penman, founder of Jim's Mowing, about how he turned a lawnmowing business into a global franchise with dozens of divisions and annual revenue of almost half a billion dollars.

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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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Thursday 15 April 2021

Consumer confidence hits an 11-year high, triggering a jump on the local share market. 

Also today:

•   The Prime Minister defends his actions towards former Aussie Post boss Christine Holgate.
•   Qantas CEO Alan Joyce warns that business travel may never be the same.

·   And gold miners have a red-letter day on the share market.

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