Yesterday
Trump blinks | Dutton’s door opens | ASX slammed
Editor-in-chief James Chessell joins to unpack the market mayhem, weigh Peter Dutton’s election chances and preview a big week in corporate Australia.
Which crisis sent markets down 57 per cent? Take our weekly news quiz
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This Month
Trump tanks markets | Virgin’s IPO | ANZ in the naughty corner
Also on this week’s podcast: why Australia’s second-biggest private hospital operator is in intensive care, Star on death watch; what was the big moment in the federal election.
March
Election battlegrounds, budget vote buying, do we need a DOGE?
We take an early look at the issues that should shape the election; break down the federal budget; and ask why the Reject Shop got a French champagne takeover bid.
Housing crisis; supermarket power; don’t believe the market bounce
This week we ask how the banks can help the housing crisis, look at whether the big supermarket inquiry will really change anything, and check in on our favourite entrepreneurs in the naughty corner.
Recession fears | The business driving F1 | Tesla’s Musk problem
We break down an incredible week on markets, explain how super became the poster child for bad corporate governance and take you inside the F1 money machine.
Trump and your super | Good news on petrol | Inside the AFR’s Summit
What Trump’s historic moves mean for your super savings; what a three-year low in oil prices mean for you at the petrol pump; and inside the Financial Review’s Business Summit.
February
WiseTech implosion | Wild sharemarket moves | House price outlook
This week on the podcast, the drama that’s torn apart the WiseTech board, what’s behind the massive moves on the share market and a question about house prices.
Who is known as The Oracle of Omaha? Take our weekly news quiz
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Domain takeover | Whyalla wipeout | Larry Fink’s housing fix
James and Anthony break down the steelworks drama, ask whether the banks’ bull run is ending, and unpack a bold idea for mortgages.
Which Australian family is $8b richer this week? Take our quiz
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The great rate debate | Profit season surprises | Throwing Rex a bone
The chooks extract four big themes from a week of profit results, present cases for and against a rate cut, and ask whether a broke airline should be bailed out.
Which consulting firm coined ‘diverse meritocracy’? Take our weekly quiz
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Trump chaos | Business election fears | The new millionaires factory
James and Anthony consider what Trump means for markets, reveal what top business leaders are talking about ahead of the federal election and look ahead to the official opening of the ASX’s new millionaires factory.
Which agency did Musk describe as ‘a ball of worms’? Take our quiz
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January
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Which billionaire didn’t attend Trump’s inauguration? Take our quiz
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Election countdown; Australia and Trump; Liberal defection
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