Real wages fall as inflation rises; NAB’s bumper profit; $14.2b bid for BlueScope
FEAR & GREED | Business News · Fear and Greed
February 18, 202615m 28s
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Show Notes
Thursday 19 February 2026
Real wages in Australia went backwards last year, challenging the view that the cost-of-living crisis is lessening.
- NAB’s share price soars after a bumper quarterly profit
- Another, bigger bid for BlueScope Steel
- Santos to cut ten per cent of its workforce
- The countries where bank branches remain popular
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