A very special Weekend Edition - our first ever recording in front of a live audience! This episode was recorded on Thursday night at the launch of Michael Thompson's new novel, All the Perfect Days. And what a competition it was: the economy vs Trump/Musk, the return of uranium and Virgin Australia, and a truckload of bees!

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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A very special Weekend Edition - our first ever recording in front of a live audience! This episode was recorded on Thursday night at the launch of Michael Thompson's new novel,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.booktopia.com.au/all-the-perfect-days-michael-thompson/book/9780645858037.html&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1749651243249871&amp;usg=AOvVaw2BVNfQObI8Bte0dA0hZ5-F">All the Perfect Days</a>.&nbsp;And what a competition it was: the economy vs Trump/Musk, the return of uranium and Virgin Australia, and a truckload of bees! 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. Join our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1749651243249871&amp;usg=AOvVaw3CbUFWbQyWs__VIq9uC00G">free daily newsletter here</a>!

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Daily business news for people who make their own decisions, with business journalist Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

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The Weekend Edition | Live from Business Sydney

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Wednesday 26 August 2026

BHP hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the ASX200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index. 
Minutes of the Reserve Bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates
Silly season in politics includes a bike fall for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor
Westfield owner Scentre Group looks to go big in residential housing
The Australian recording industry fights back against AI 

 

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Wednesday 26 August 2026
BHP hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the ASX200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Minutes of the Reserve Bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates</li>
<li aria-level="1">Silly season in politics includes a bike fall for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor</li>
<li aria-level="1">Westfield owner Scentre Group looks to go big in residential housing</li>
<li aria-level="1">The Australian recording industry fights back against AI&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Hit follow on the podcast so you don&rsquo;t miss the latest news, and join our free <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup">daily newsletter here</a>.&nbsp;
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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> - are you taking the right amount of risk? 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.

BHP dominates ASX; RBA warns rates could rise; ARIA bans AI music

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Australia needs more housing, but property group Stockland says higher interest rates are already starting to slow demand - just as the country remains hundreds of thousands of homes short.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Stockland Managing Director and CEO Tarun Gupta about what's holding back new housing supply, why land lease communities are booming, what its shopping centres are revealing about consumers, and why Stockland is making a bigger push into data centres.

Australia needs more housing, but property group Stockland says higher interest rates are already starting to slow demand - just as the country remains hundreds of thousands of homes short. Sean Aylmer speaks with Stockland Managing Director and CEO Tarun Gupta about what's holding back new housing supply, why land lease communities are booming, what its shopping centres are revealing about consumers, and why Stockland is making a bigger push into data centres.

Q+A: What’s really stopping Australia building more homes?

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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.


ASX rises for second day


Viva Energy profit surges


ARB hit by weaker 4WD sales


Antisemitism inquiry hearings to finish early


US-Canada trade war gets personal

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This is the <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.
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ASX rises for second day
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Viva Energy profit surges
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ARB hit by weaker 4WD sales
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Antisemitism inquiry hearings to finish early
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<li aria-level="1">
US-Canada trade war gets personal
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Afternoon Report | ASX rises for second day

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