Goodman raids NextDC; ASX hits two month high; Collins Dictionary word of the year
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Goodman raids NextDC; ASX hits two month high; Collins Dictionary word of the year

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 5, 202617 min
  • Business & money

Friday 6 November 2026 Property leader Goodman Group raids fellow data centre operator NextDC, with a takeover battle likely. Australia’s oldest department store, and possibly retailer, David Jones, falls into receivership NAB warns of a growing risk of recession Tech stocks and miners underpin the best day on the ASX in a couple of months, on the back of the US mid-term election result Collins Dictionary unveils its word of 2026 Hit follow on the podcast so you don’t miss the latest news, and join our free daily newsletter here. And don’...

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Welcome to Fear and Greed Business News. You can use today property leader Goodman Group raids fellow data centre operator NextDC with a takeover battle likely. Australia's oldest department store and possibly oldest retailer, David Jones, falls into receivership and NAB warns of a growing risk of recession. Plus, tech stocks and miners underpin the

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best day on the ASX in a couple of months on the back of the US midterm election results, that is, and Collins dictionary unveils its word of 2026. It is Friday the 6th of November 2026. I'm Michael Thompson. And good morning, Sean Aylmer. You're a wordsmith. Have you ever heard of that word that we're going to be talking about?

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Nope. Never heard of it. Ask my kids if they knew what it was. And they're like, Yeah, it means and told me exactly what it meant. And I had never heard of the word. There you go. Yeah. Now, we'll get to that one a little bit later. It's always quite controversial. These are the words of the year and also makes you feel really, really old. All right.

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