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The Saturday Edition brings together the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous stories of the week.

This week: whether the AI boom is getting ahead of itself; why takeover activity is suddenly heating up in Australia; whether another interest rate rise is inevitable; a crackdown on noisy passengers; and two very different medical breakthroughs involving ageing brains and baldness.

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head-to-head, with Adam Lang picking the winner. And this week, the result sparks an extraordinary dummy spit.

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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.
Miners dive, banks jump

Snowy blow-out

Competition boost for banks

Nats shake-up

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Friday 23 October 2026
AI discovers one of the biggest failings in internet security ever, triggering the shut-down of websites globally.
The Aussie superannuation system rates as one of the best in the world
Higher interest rates hit home builders and retailers, sending share prices south
Fortescue Metals takes the battle to Chinese iron ore buyers, with implications for the national budget
One of basketball’s best-known teams is set to join Wall Street

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The rise of artificial intelligence is creating new cybersecurity risks for businesses. AI agents can access information, interact with systems and carry out tasks on our behalf. But what happens when they access something they shouldn't? And how can businesses protect themselves when threats are moving at machine speed?

Sean Aylmer speaks with Nam Lam, Group Vice President for Australia and New Zealand at SailPoint, about the lessons from the recent Medicare security incident, the growing importance of identity security, and why traditional cybersecurity defences are no longer enough.

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