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Some investors swear by margin loans, while others won't go near them. So are they a powerful wealth-building tool, or a trap for the unprepared investor? Join Canna Campbell - a financial planner for 20 years - and Fear & Greed's Michael Thompson as they look at how margin loans can be used for investing, and some of the risks and pitfalls to avoid.

Canna and Michael have written a book! Twelve Months to Financial Freedom will hit the shelves on September 1 - but you can preorder your copy right now.
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The Saturday Edition is back with all-new stories, fierce debate and a few laughs.

This week: why bank CEOs are sick of talking about housing, the battle of the luxury brands, political dramas over Japanese melons, and the extraordinary story of Donald Trump’s mid-air decoy.

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 falls 0.8pc

Trump considers tariff exemption for Australia

Jacinta Allan quits politics

QBE profit hits $1.5 billion

Baby Bunting profit rises

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Friday 14 August 2026
Swiss private equity group EQT bids for Australia’s largest waste collection company, and has a look at one of the country’s high-profile football teams.
Telstra’s outage last month eats into boss Vicki Brady’s pay packet
ANZ says home loans applications have tumbled, but not by as much as its big bank competitors
The federal government steps in to support the Tomago aluminium smelter
A former Disney executive and one of Donald Trump’s in-laws buys the LA Lakers for a record amount

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Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots and experiments. The next phase is increasingly about AI agents capable of handling entire workflows, forcing businesses to rethink not just which technology they use, but how their organisations actually operate.

In this special Fear & Greed Q+A panel, recorded at the launch of NTT DATA’s Innovation Centre Australia in Sydney, Sean Aylmer speaks with Vannessa Van Beek, CISO at Fortescue; Natalie Piucco, Google Field CTO for Applied AI; and David McKeering, Executive Managing Director at NTT DATA ANZ.

They discuss how Fortescue is already using AI across its mining operations, why businesses need to stop “Frankensteining” AI onto old processes, and how organisations can balance innovation with governance, security and trust.

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