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Tuesday 13 October 2026
Wall Street celebrates the fourth anniversary of the current boom, driven by the AI giants. But will the US mid-term elections bring an end to festivities?
SpaceX close to gaining the capacity to take on mobile phone companies like Telstra
Former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruffles a few Liberal feathers
Virgin and Qantas to increase airfares
Wine theft takes hold in Italy

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Artificial intelligence can solve complex problems and identify patterns that humans might miss. But can it actually predict which investments will outperform?

Sean Aylmer speaks with Slava Platkov, Senior Investment Director at Dimensional, about new research testing machine learning models across global markets. They discuss why predicting returns is so difficult, why successful forecasts don't necessarily translate into investment profits, and where AI can genuinely help investors.

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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 gains for second day

Firmus founder hits back after failed float

PM defends small business record

Airport bus links face delays

McKinsey removes senior partner from leadership

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Monday 12 October 2026
The ASX, brokers and the tech sector brace for the fall-out from the failed Firmus float.
Renewed fighting in the middle east and higher oil prices are set to hit global markets as investors buy gold
Major EV manufacturers cut prices for vehicles in Australia
Household rents might have hit a ceiling
Donald Trump’s extraordinary 36 hours of criticism

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NAB Senior Economist Taylor Nugent joins Sean Aylmer to discuss what tomorrow's RBA minutes might reveal, why the central bank is sticking with its 2–3 per cent inflation target, and why this week's unemployment figures could be crucial ahead of the November interest rate decision.

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