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This week: the tech stock rollercoaster, FIFA's billion-dollar ambitions, and the surprising auction of Colonel Sanders' home and secret recipe. Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head-to-head, with Adam Lang picking the winner.

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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 up 2.3pc in July

Microsoft: best day in 18 years

Corporate wrap: Fortescue, Web Travel, Origin Energy

Vic teachers prepare to strike again

Trump secures Hamas deal

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Friday 31 July 2026
Financial markets go into a frenzy over concerns about the US Federal Reserve’s inflation fighting capabilities, and a bad result from Meta.
A federal Labor MP is charged with two counts of assault
How AI is making air fares both more expensive and cheaper
FIFA offers Football Australia $29m to agree to sell part of the world game
Why influencers with small followings are making money from social media

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Stamp duty is one of the biggest additional costs homebuyers face - and many economists argue it's also one of Australia's most inefficient taxes. If we got rid of it, it may encourage people to buy and sell more easily, freeing up family homes and reducing pressure in the market. But if governments abolished it, how would they replace the billions of dollars it raises each year?

Sean Aylmer speaks with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at Ray White, about why stamp duty discourages people from moving house, whether a broad-based land tax is a better alternative, and what governments should do to increase housing supply.
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ASX slips 0.8pc

Trump says Iran “going to get a beating”

Ampol triples June half profit

Domino’s Pizza surges

Bird flu reaches Victoria

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