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Sean speaks with Ben Willee, General Manager and Media Director of Spinach advertising agency, about the current state of the ad market.  They also talk about the ACCC's attempts to force Facebook and Google to pay for accessing premium news content, advertising in Broadcast Video On Demand, and how radio has fared during the pandemic.

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Tough new lockdown laws are being imposed in Victoria, and the state and national economies face big job losses as a result.

Also today:

• Some good news from the global manufacturing sector
• Why one of Australia’s biggest investors wants to put money into the share market
• And what has the closure of Holden meant for car dealerships?

Plus an interview with Dr Dimitrios Salampasis from Swinburne University of Technology about the incredibly vibrant fintech sector.

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Sean Aylmer speaks to Dr Dimitrios Salampasis, Director and Master of Financial Technologies and a Lecturer of Financial Technologies Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne Business School, about FinTech, entrepreneurship and innovation in Australia.

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The big four tech stocks – Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook – have reported record earnings. Are they now too big?

Also today:

• Victoria goes into a state of disaster as the COVID-19 pandemic hits crisis levels
• James Murdoch leaves the News Corp empire
• And petrol stations around the country about to get a revamp

Plus an interview with AMP chief economist Shane Oliver on the outlook for the local and global economies.

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Sean Aylmer speaks to Dr Shane Oliver, AMP Capital Chief Economist, about the economic outlook for Australia.  They examine last week's data out of the US, local deflation, the factors Shane is looking for to signal recovery, and his expectations of the current earnings season. 

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Saturday, 1 August 2020

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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The US economy records its worst slump since the Great Depression, forecasts for the Australian economy made just last week look too optimistic, and a record day for COVID19 cases.

Also today:

• Masks all round at Woolworths
• Some mixed earnings results as reporting season continues
• And bad news for the housing sector

Plus an interview with legendary broadcaster Ray Hadley, about the secrets of his stellar success.

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Sean Aylmer speaks to legendary broadcaster Ray Hadley about his career, his advice to people starting out, and the state of sport in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Prices in Australia fall for the first time in 20 years, and it's bad news for the economy. 

Also today:

• The heads of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook defend their market power
• Earnings season in Australia kicks off with a cracking result from Rio Tinto
• And the Morrison government backs the Trump Administration’s view of China, with a caveat

Plus an interview with Centennial Asset Management principal Matthew Kidman about the upcoming earnings season. 

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Sean Aylmer speaks to Matthew Kidman, Principal at Centennial Asset Management, about what to expect from earnings season.  Matthew goes through each sector, sharing his view on individual companies, as well as discussing why he varied from investing in small cap companies during the pandemic.

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