Isaac Francis

Perpetual (ASX:PPT) has received a revised $2.50 billion non-binding takeover proposal from Swedish PE firm EQT AB.

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) reportedly received a $60.50-per-share offer from Stripe and Advent International, valuing it above $53 billion.

Intensity Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INTS) restarted dosing in its 61-patient INVINCIBLE-4 trial, testing INT230-6 before standard treatment for presurgical TNBC.

A net 24% of respondents to Bank of America's Global Fund Manager Survey expect US equities to outperform other global regions, representing the third-highest allocation weight to US stocks recorded over the past five years.

Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) acquired DISQVER, an mNGS platform that can analyze blood-derived cell-free DNA for more than 11,000 microbes within 24 hours.

BNY (NYSE:BNY) reported second-quarter revenue of $5.7 billion alongside an adjusted earnings per share of $2.45.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) reported second-quarter revenue of $7.08 billion as total assets surpassed $15 trillion for the first time.

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) has attracted growing investor optimism even as its price declined, with market sentiment improving across social media and trading platforms.

US authorities have frozen about US$131 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran as part of an enforcement action targeting alleged sanctions violations.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) resumed production at Cigar Lake and maintained its 2026 output forecast of 17.5–18 million pounds of U3O8.