Fast Five | 29 Oct 2025

Monday 3 November 2025 The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. House prices accelerate Tech titans surge Coalition’s climate crisis Newspoll hammers Libs Aussie hotels on world’s best list Join our free daily newsletter here. And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, five smart ideas for using your tax refund. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 This week, shares in Domino's shot up after a report that Bain considering a bid for the struggling pizza company. Domino's denied the report - but the column that printed it has a reputation for accurate reporting. Sean Aylmer worked for many years as a business journalist, including at The Australian Financial Review. He reveals what goes on behind the scenes, and how companies use the media for their own purposes.Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer, Michael Thompson and Adam Lang as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook.Join our free daily newsletter here.Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Friday 31 October 2025 The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. James Hardie chair dumped Trump meets Xi Coles outpaces Woolies Bunnings, Kmart warn on aggression Nvidia cracks $US5tr Join our free daily newsletter here for your chance to win Fear & Greed merch! And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, five smart ideas for using your tax refund. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Retailers dumped Senate battle MinRes surges Corporate update US rate cut Join our free daily newsletter here for your chance to win Fear & Greed merch! Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday 30 October 2025 The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Inflation hits rate cut hopes Apple, Microsoft pass $US4tr Woolworths sales disappoint Govt under fire over social housing Social media’s creative bans   Join our free daily newsletter here for your chance to win Fear & Greed merch! And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, five smart ideas for using your tax refund. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. ASX down 1pc on CPI shock Woolworths sales grow Morrison reignites net zero debate Cbus fined $23.5 million Hurricane Melissa heads for Cuba Join our free daily newsletter here for your chance to win Fear & Greed merch! Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday 29 October 2025 The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. WiseTech offices raided Inflation figures to influence rates call Domino’s takeover speculation Insurance broker AUB’s $4b bid Gates’ climate change rethink Join our free daily newsletter here for your chance to win Fear & Greed merch! And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - this week, five smart ideas for using your tax refund. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Huge moves on ASX Federal politics wrap Two killed in Cobar mine explosion Amazon to cut 30,000 jobs Hurricane Melissa hits Category 5 Join our free daily newsletter here for your chance to win Fear & Greed merch! Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.