1 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,200 Sean Aylmer: Welcome to Fear and Greed. Business Newsday Afternoon Report for Monday, 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,960 Sean Aylmer: the thirty first of March twenty twenty five. I'm Sean Almer. 3 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,800 Sean Aylmer: Every afternoon, We've got the five stories that happened today 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:16,680 Sean Aylmer: that you need to know about. Story number one, there's 5 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,320 Sean Aylmer: in PA six two hundred finished down one point seventy 6 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,919 Sean Aylmer: five percent today to end at seven eight hundred and 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,200 Sean Aylmer: forty three points. Ninety percent of the top two hundred 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,600 Sean Aylmer: stocks ended lower. In fact, of the top fifty stocks, 9 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:34,199 Sean Aylmer: only five COmON Off Bank, Telstra, Transurban, Sigma Healthcare and 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,839 Sean Aylmer: Weistech Global ended in the black. Otherwise, read ink everywhere, 11 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,480 Sean Aylmer: led by the big miners and tech stocks. Markets nervous 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:45,400 Sean Aylmer: about Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, which he's due to 13 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:49,960 Sean Aylmer: announced Thursday. Australian Time story number two. Prime Minister Anthony 14 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,880 Sean Aylmer: Albernizi said there is a fair bit of hubris in 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,400 Sean Aylmer: Peter Dutton's comments that he'd preferred to live in Kiribilly 16 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:02,240 Sean Aylmer: House in Sydney rather than the Lodge in Canberra. Mister Albanese, 17 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,240 Sean Aylmer: he was in Perth announcing a two hundred million dollar 18 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,720 Sean Aylmer: hospital renovation, and of course he had the obligatory Prime 19 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,440 Sean Aylmer: Minister with newborn baby pick mister Albanese. He was also 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:16,400 Sean Aylmer: asked about a Chinese vessel circumnavigating Australia. It had come 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,240 Sean Aylmer: from New Zealand, miss The Prime Minister admitted that he'd 22 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,319 Sean Aylmer: prefer it's not be there. Opposition leader Peter Dunn, for 23 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,080 Sean Aylmer: his part, was touring regional New South Wales. He said 24 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,120 Sean Aylmer: Coalesion plans to set up a domestic gas reserve would 25 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,759 Sean Aylmer: bring down power bills and ensure supply. Story number three 26 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,959 Sean Aylmer: tech leader wise tech Global has appointed two new independent 27 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,440 Sean Aylmer: directors as it replaces four directors that resigned in February 28 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,760 Sean Aylmer: in protest of founder Richard White becoming executive chair. One 29 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,600 Sean Aylmer: of the directors today is actually a former chair of 30 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,880 Sean Aylmer: the company. His name is Andrew Harrison. There's been rumblings 31 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,880 Sean Aylmer: about how independent he is. He departed just twelve months ago, 32 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:58,280 Sean Aylmer: having been chaired for nine years. The other executive was 33 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,919 Sean Aylmer: UPS senior manager Chris Charlton. He'll also join the board. 34 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:07,600 Sean Aylmer: Story before Advertising executive turn TV star turned controversial Quantus 35 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,919 Sean Aylmer: director Todd Sampson has resigned from the board of the 36 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,600 Sean Aylmer: national carrier. Samson's been on the board for about ten 37 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,880 Sean Aylmer: years and became something of a lightning rod for shareholders 38 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,000 Sean Aylmer: around the behavior of former CEO Alan Joyce. More than 39 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,560 Sean Aylmer: one third of shareholders voted against Sampson's reelection in the 40 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,840 Sean Aylmer: twenty twenty three a GM He'll leave in July and 41 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:32,040 Sean Aylmer: be replaced by former HP chief executive Don Wisler. And 42 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,960 Sean Aylmer: story number five. US President Donald Trump says he is 43 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,720 Sean Aylmer: very angry and I quote pissed off quote with Russian 44 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,520 Sean Aylmer: President Vladimir Putin, comes after weeks of trying to negotiate 45 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,520 Sean Aylmer: a ceasefire with Ukraine. In an NBC News interview, the 46 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,200 Sean Aylmer: US President said he's angry with Putin for attacking Ukrainian 47 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:55,040 Sean Aylmer: President Voldamir Zelenski's credibility and threatened to impose the fifty 48 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,720 Sean Aylmer: per cent tariff on countries buying Russian oil if Putin 49 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,920 Sean Aylmer: doesn't agree to a cease fire. That's it for the 50 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,680 Sean Aylmer: Afternoon Report for Monday, the thirty first of March twenty 51 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,679 Sean Aylmer: twenty five. Make sure you hit follow on the podcast. 52 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,720 Sean Aylmer: We will be back tomorrow morning with the Tuesday edition 53 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,040 Sean Aylmer: of Fear and Greed Business News. I'm Sean Aylmer. Enjoy 54 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:11,520 Sean Aylmer: your evening.