Wednesday 23 April 2025

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

1. Albanese v Dutton fight
2. Macquarie sheds investment business
3. Shein hits $1b in Aussie sales
4. Trump takes on Federal Reserve
5. EV’s 5 min charge

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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 flat

2. Pause for Pope

3. Wage threat

4. Corporate news

5. Russia-Ukraine hope

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Tuesday 22 April 2025

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

1. ALP ahead of Coalition
2. 30,000 businesses with huge tax bills
3. Some hybrid vehicles use more petrol than normal cars
4. Rio Tinto & BHP get green light
5. Androids lose running race against humans

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Gold is having an extraordinary run right now, with the price of the precious metal soaring to record highs.

Shaun Weick, Senior Investment Analyst at Wilson Asset Management, talks to Sean Aylmer about investing in Australian gold miners.

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Monday 21 April 2025

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

1. Federal leaders gear up for election sprint
2. Rental growth still high
3. Bunning looks at auto
4. BHP wins coal mine extension
5. Astronomers find signs of life

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Listener Craig asks: Can you please explain (a Dummies Guide to) Government Bonds? I suspect many don't know what they are and I think I'm reasonably intelligent and I find them a bit hard to understand.

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Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.

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After a very turbulent month, it’s worth a closer look at the big miners. The outlook for BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue outlook is tied - by varying degrees - to demand from China. And China’s been hit very hard by US tariffs.

Sean Aylmer speaks to Shaun Weick, Senior Investment Analyst at Wilson Asset Management, about investing in the big miners.

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