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At\xa0the\xa0end of each\xa0week, Mike Hosking takes you through\xa0the\xa0big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.\xa0

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Smith & Caughey's: 7/10\xa0

A bright spot in a tough old economic\xa0week. Smaller is better than nothing at all.\xa0

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Jobs: 6/10\xa0

In this weird old world being not as bad as you thought isn't really good news.\xa0

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Power: 1/10\xa0

This is\xa0the\xa0scandal of\xa0the\xa0week, or month, or year, and\xa0the\xa0last Government. Power drives economies and we don\u2019t have enough and what we have is\xa0the\xa0most expensive in\xa0the\xa0world. If you can't make enough power you're little more than Third World.\xa0

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Tim Walz: 6/10\xa0

Because he's refreshing and, yet, a mistake. He's affable, funny and likeable, but of\xa0the\xa0left. You don\u2019t get middle America on your side by being left of Kamala.\xa0

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Shaun Johnson: 8/10\xa0

Great guy, great player, great story and great legacy.\xa0

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The\xa0Olympics: 6/10\xa0

I feel\xa0the\xa0same as last\xa0week. I'm not feeling it. It could be\xa0the\xa0time zone. But I'll tell you this for nothing - I bet\xa0the\xa0Australians are up at all hours and loving it.\xa0

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