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 steady as RBA pauses on rates
2. M&A activity: Atlas Arteria, Qube
3. Lincraft to close remaining stores
4. SpaceX surges
5. Eight killed in B-52 bomber crash

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