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Thursday 12 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank’s share price surges on a strong profit while CSL tumbles after its CEO was forced out the door.
The Dept of Treasury confirms it’s been doing work on potential changes to capital gains tax concessions
The local share market nears record highs
Angus Taylor quits the front bench and is set to challenge Opposition Leader Sussan Ley
The story of a crockery company booming in an AI world
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Record growth in loans and deposits has pushed Commonwealth Bank’s half year profit to $5.4 billion, triggering a seven per cent jump in its share price.

In a wide-ranging chat, CBA CEO Matt Comyn speaks with Juliette Saly from Ausbiz about competition from Macquarie, housing supply reform, AI investment, productivity, regional branches, workforce impacts, mortgage stress, and whether Australia’s largest bank can justify being the most expensive bank in the developed world.

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This is the Fear and 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 soars on CBA profit

Big swings as companies report

Leadership challenge may be imminent

Breakthrough in US kidnapping

10 dead after Canada school shooting

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Wednesday 11 February 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on the Greens to tone down the rhetoric as Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia triggers plaudits and condemnation.
Macquarie warns the big banks it is after their mortgages and deposits
The privacy commissioner is worried that cars might be spying on owners
Alphabet’s 100-year bond
Why winners at the Olympics are going home with medals more valuable than ever before
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As artificial intelligence explodes, electricity demand is fast becoming one of the biggest constraints on growth. Data centres are consuming vast amounts of power, and access to the grid is emerging as a critical bottleneck - not just in Australia, but globally.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Jack Curtis, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Neara, Australia’s newest tech unicorn. Neara has just raised $90 million at a valuation above $1 billion, aiming to help electricity networks unlock more capacity and meet surging AI-driven demand.
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