Monday 3 November 2025

House prices rise at their fastest pace in more than two years. 

 * Wall Street’s tech titans surge as their dominance of the S&P500 grows. 
 * The federal coalition heads for a stoush over climate policy. 
 * Warren Buffett leaves a record cash pile of $US382 billion for his successor
 * Two Aussie hotels make the list of the world’s top 50 places to stay.

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House prices accelerate; Coalition’s climate crisis; Buffett’s $US382 cash pile

The RBA board meets today and tomorrow, with hopes of an interest rate cut dashed by last week's shock inflation figures. But there's plenty more coming up too in a bumper week for the economy.

Michael Thompson is joined by AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina.

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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 3 Nov 2025

 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.

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Q+A: Sean worked at the AFR. Here's how companies use the media.

An inflation shock, the US & Chinese presidents meet, James Hardie's chair dumped, and WiseTech raided. It's been a massive week for business news, and plenty of fodder for the Weekend Edition.

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Adam Lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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The Weekend Edition | 1-2 Nov 2025

This is the Fear and Greed [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] 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. ANZ flags $1.1 billion profit hit
 3. Liberals soften stance on net zero
 4. ResMed expands US manufacturing
 5. Prince Andrew stripped of royal titles
    
    

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Title: Afternoon Report | Gold miners rally

Friday 31 October 2025

Shareholders dramatically oust the chair of James Hardie over its controversial $14 billion merger with a US building materials company. 

 * Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping and promises to accelerate US nuclear testing. 
 * Coles records much faster sales growth than archrival Woolworths. 
 * Nvidia becomes the first company to be valued at $US5 trillion
 * Bunnings and Kmart warn of a big rise in aggressive behaviour from shoppers.

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James Hardie chair dumped; Trump accelerates nuclear testing; Nvidia hits $US5 trillion

IMAX is more than just very, very big screens. It's a film production company, providing everything from cameras to the post-production services to some of the world's greatest filmmakers.

Giovanni Dolci, Chief Commercial Officer at IMAX Corporation, joins Michael Thompson in the studio to talk about the business of movies and the ongoing resilience of the industry.

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Q+A: IMAX boss on the business of movies

This is the Fear and Greed [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] 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. Retailers dumped

 2. Senate battle

 3. MinRes surges

 4. Corporate update

 5. US rate cut

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Afternoon Report | ASX hits two week low

This week, Fear & Greed partnered with legal tech group Clio at its Innovate Legal 2025 conference. The summit focused on practical innovation in the legal industry, focusing on bold ideas and insights for the rapidly evolving profession. 

As part of the conference, Sean Aylmer spoke to Clio founder Jack Newton, and founder of Scalable Law, Caralee Fontenele, about the importance of data portability, and the need for law firms to work with partners that allow them access to their data and information.

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Q+A: How tech is changing the legal industry in Australia

Thursday 30 October 2025

Hot inflation dashes hopes of an interest rate cut on Melbourne Cup Day next week. 

 * Woolworths sales disappoint, though the supermarket’s outlook is improving. 
 * Both Microsoft and Apple pass $USS4 trillion in market capitalisation. 
 * The federal government is under fire over a lack of new social housing.
 * Social media companies get creative finding ways to block under-16-year-olds.

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Inflation hits rate cut hopes; Apple, Microsoft pass $US4tr; social media’s creative bans

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