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ASX closes lower
Another senior departure at Fortescue 
Interest rates may still go up
PwC Australia reports flat profits
Potential changes to bankruptcy laws

This is the <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear and Greed</a> Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.
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ASX closes lower
</li>
<li>Another senior departure at Fortescue </li>
<li>Interest rates may still go up</li>
<li>PwC Australia reports flat profits</li>
<li>Potential changes to bankruptcy laws</li>
</ol>

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

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Afternoon Report | Energy sector given a boost

Friday 14 August 2026

Swiss private equity group EQT bids for Australia’s largest waste collection company, and has a look at one of the country’s high-profile football teams. 
Telstra’s outage last month eats into boss Vicki Brady’s pay packet
ANZ says home loans applications have tumbled, but not by as much as its big bank competitors
The federal government steps in to support the Tomago aluminium smelter
A former Disney executive and one of Donald Trump’s in-laws buys the LA Lakers for a record amount

 

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Friday 14 August 2026
Swiss private equity group EQT bids for Australia&rsquo;s largest waste collection company, and has a look at one of the country&rsquo;s high-profile football teams.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Telstra&rsquo;s outage last month eats into boss Vicki Brady&rsquo;s pay packet</li>
<li aria-level="1">ANZ says home loans applications have tumbled, but not by as much as its big bank competitors</li>
<li aria-level="1">The federal government steps in to support the Tomago aluminium smelter</li>
<li aria-level="1">A former Disney executive and one of Donald Trump&rsquo;s in-laws buys the LA Lakers for a record amount</li>
</ul>
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And don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/">How Do They Afford That?</a>, exploring margin loans for investing. Get the episode from <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14">Spotify</a> or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

EQT bids for waste, football; Telstra outage costs CEO; LA Lakers sold for $17b

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Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots and experiments. The next phase is increasingly about AI agents capable of handling entire workflows, forcing businesses to rethink not just which technology they use, but how their organisations actually operate.

In this special Fear & Greed Q+A panel, recorded at the launch of NTT DATA’s Innovation Centre Australia in Sydney, Sean Aylmer speaks with Vannessa Van Beek, CISO at Fortescue; Natalie Piucco, Google Field CTO for Applied AI; and David McKeering, Executive Managing Director at NTT DATA ANZ. 

They discuss how Fortescue is already using AI across its mining operations, why businesses need to stop “Frankensteining” AI onto old processes, and how organisations can balance innovation with governance, security and trust.

NTT Data is a supporter of Fear & Greed

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots and experiments. The next phase is increasingly about AI agents capable of handling entire workflows, forcing businesses to rethink not just which technology they use, but how their organisations actually operate. In this special Fear &amp; Greed Q+A panel, recorded at the launch of NTT DATA&rsquo;s Innovation Centre Australia in Sydney, Sean Aylmer speaks with Vannessa Van Beek, CISO at Fortescue; Natalie Piucco, Google Field CTO for Applied AI; and David McKeering, Executive Managing Director at NTT DATA ANZ.&nbsp; They discuss how Fortescue is already using AI across its mining operations, why businesses need to stop &ldquo;Frankensteining&rdquo; AI onto old processes, and how organisations can balance innovation with governance, security and trust. NTT Data is a supporter of Fear &amp; Greed

Q+A: Why businesses need to stop “Frankensteining” AI

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/de3715cf-4413-4420-b896-b4a500ac6dae/transcript

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.


Results flurry hits ASX


Treasury Wine’s $1.1b loss


Transurban doubles profit despite weak traffic


Teen Socceroo signs record deal


Karoline Leavitt to leave White House

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This is the&nbsp;<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear &amp; Greed</a> Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">
Results flurry hits ASX
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
Treasury Wine&rsquo;s $1.1b loss
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
Transurban doubles profit despite weak traffic
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
Teen Socceroo signs record deal
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
Karoline Leavitt to leave White House
</li>
</ol>
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Afternoon Report | Results flurry hits ASX

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