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3. Coalition spat

4. Rio boss quits

5. Harvard ban

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Friday 23 May 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. Coalition hits pause on split
2. Housing set for rate-fuelled boost
3. Anko goes global
4. Fatal floods in NSW
5. Enhanced Games kicks off

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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.

1. ASX closes lower

2. Bitcoin hits record

3. Luxury car tax

4. Rio bauxite expansion

5. Trump accepts plane gift

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Thursday 22 May 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. Coalition fall-out deepens
2. Gender pay gap in public service improves
3. CBA leads ASX towards record
4. Andrew Forrest warns on China iron ore
5. Qantas retakes top position

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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.

1. ASX rises

2. Wages no threat

3. Hardie defence

4. Webjet profit

5. Musk defence

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Wednesday 21 May 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. RBA open to another rate cut
2. Federal Coalition splits
3. Telstra hikes phone plan prices
4. Rio pushes hard into lithium
5. Netflix saves Sesame Street

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