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Five questions, with no notice. This week, Michael asks Sean and Adam about their spending habits - what they'll happily pay extra for, where they draw the line, and the things people will fork out for, that mystify the rest of us.
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The biggest changes in the federal budget, a massive week for Australia's top 10 companies, the most powerful people in the world meet, and great news for beer and wine drinkers.

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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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 slips

MinRes tumbles on Ellison sale

Neo-Nazi group banned

Union endorses teacher pay deal

Trump says China agrees to buy Boeing jets

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Friday 15 May 2026
Coles found to have used sham discount offers to trick customers.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Beijing and Taiwan immediately becomes the focal point
Angus Taylor outlines the Coalition’s budget response
Qantas targets travel to New Zealand
Why Harvard University wants to cut the number of high grades it gives out
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Kogan.com was one of the original disruptors in Australian retail. Sean Aylmer speaks with founder and CEO Ruslan Kogan about the company’s 20-year journey, from importing TVs from factories to becoming one of Australia’s best-known online retailers.

Ruslan reflects on the highs of the COVID boom, the inventory mistakes that followed, how the business reinvented itself - and what he learned from his immigrant parents.
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