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Friday 4 September 2026
Corporate Travel Management returns to the ASX, and its share price crashes in seconds.
The federal government waters down its changes to trusts
Uber cuts thousands of jobs after accumulating too many managers
Australia and the US plan to expand to America’s military presence on our soil
One of the country’s best known startups sold in a cut price deal

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Text messages can be one of the most effective ways for businesses to reach customers - but there’s a fine line between useful communication and something that feels like spam.

Michael Thompson speaks with Paul Diamond, Head of SMB Customer Success, APAC at Sinch, about when businesses should use SMS or WhatsApp, why relevance and timing matter, the rules around consent and opting out, and how businesses can protect customer trust as scammers become increasingly sophisticated.

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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 snaps three-day losing streak

Pacific splits over China missile test

Santos ramps up Alaska oil

Atlassian puts a price on AI

Trump slaps 100pc tariffs on drones

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Thursday 3 September 2026
Economic growth holds up better than expected, putting pressure on the RBA to hike rates.
Telstra confirms the cause of its major network outage
Competition in the mortgage market sees a billion dollars of loans switching lenders every day
The UN warns the world is set to exceed its global warming targets
Why a rule about standing up could be killing London’s pubs

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The Australian economy is holding up better than expected. GDP grew 2.1 per cent over the year to June, consumer spending remains resilient and households are still managing to save - despite three interest rate rises and stubborn inflation.

Michael Thompson speaks with AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina about what the latest GDP numbers tell us about Australian households, whether economic growth and sticky inflation have increased the risk of another interest rate rise in September, and why the surge in global bond yields matters.
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