Home loans plunge 15pc; David Jones shuts half its stores; Apple’s naughty list
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Home loans plunge 15pc; David Jones shuts half its stores; Apple’s naughty list

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 11, 202617 min
  • Business & money

Thursday 12 November 2026 The number of new home loans across the country slumps as Commonwealth Bank warns of more homeowners falling behind in payments. David Jones announces store closures in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth Macquarie Bank fined over misleading customers Inside Anthropic’s mega float Apple’s prudishness shifts from Siri to auto correct Hit follow on the podcast so you don’t miss the latest news, and join our free daily newsletter here. And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - how to find $1,000...

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Welcome to Fear and Greed, business news you can use. Today, the number of new home loans across the country slumps as Commonwealth Bank warns of more homeowners falling behind in payments. David Jones announces store closures in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

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And Apple's Pruditionus shifts from Siri to Autocorrect. Plus Macquarie Bank fined over misleading customers and Anthropic's Mega Float. It is Thursday the 12th of November, 2026. I'm Michael Thompson and good morning, Sean Aylmer.

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Good morning, Michael. Sean, the main story this morning, the number of new home loans across the country fell 15% during the September quarter. That's the biggest slump, which I find quite incredible since the Australian Bureau of

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