Tuesday 20 October 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson

1. Mega-mergers liven up ASX
2. Federal MP attacked
3. RBA says A$ can help tame inflation
4. Putin-Xi-Trump summit
5. Japan’s Mars mission

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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 rises despite global tech rout
2. NSW Premier intervenes to save coal jobs
3. Vietjet's Australian ambitions hit turbulence
4. Work-from-home rights begin next week
5. Macron calls for calm after protests

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Monday 19 October 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson

1. AI sell-off, White House turmoil
2. RBA warns on inflation control
3. Gold takeover battle heats up
4. Spring selling season fails to fire
5. YouTube eating Netflix

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