The Weekend Edition | 21-22 Dec 2024

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Fear & Greed colleague Adam Lang adjudicating.

Afternoon Report | Weak end to trading

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 closes lower CHESS fails Super buys banks WES sale Bilson’s sale

Ask Fear & Greed: What is a Santa rally?

Listener Ruth asks: A couple of times recently I've heard a Santa rally mentioned. Is this a formal thing? Is there a definition / criteria? Or is it just a trend? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in tou…

ASX tumbles on inflation fears, Mesoblast’s 50pc jump, sashimi for Xmas

Friday 20 December 2024 The local share market tumbles as global inflation fears increase.  And more, including: Bio-pharmaceutical group Mesoblast gets approval for a new drug, sending its share price up 50 per cent in one day.  Don’t be surprised if you see sashimi on the Christmas luncheon…

Interview: All the pieces of Australia's economic puzzle

Australia is heading for a decade of budget deficits on the back of big spending by governments. But public spending is also the only thing keeping us out of recession right now... even though it's contributing to the inflation challenge for the Reserve Bank. It's quite the puzzle, and a challenge …

Afternoon Report | ASX tumbles

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.  Miners, banks lead market lower ANZ CEO bonus cut Vanuatu mercy flights Embassy reopen in Kyiv BHP, RIO class action

Big deficits for a decade, $A hits new low for 2024, Nissan & Honda merger talks

Thursday 19 December 2024 Australia is heading for a decade of budget deficits on the back of big spending by governments.  And more, including: The Aussie dollar hits a 12 month low.  Car giants Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge.  NAB holds its AGM ASX set to end the year with fewer…

Interview: The app solving the biggest bugbear of small business

To grow a small business, you’ve got to master so many individual skills. And sole operators are doing it all themselves: the bookings, the invoicing, all of the paperwork, the marketing… and not to mention the job itself. Now MYOB has developed an app specifically designed for sole operators - so…

Afternoon Report | ASX closes down

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.  MYEFO lands ASX closes down slightly FM Wong's 'heated' phone call New charges for Jones BHP – Vale case

Healthcare, tech lead in ’24; $2.2b deal in trouble; ABC’s new commercial boss

Wednesday 18 December 2024 Healthcare and tech stocks lead the way on the ASX in 2024.  The $2.2bn sale of parts of Perpetual’s business to private equity looks close to collapsing. And more, including: The ABC gets a very commercial boss ASX jumps nearly one per cent Myer takes a step clo…