Isaac Francis

Image Resources (ASX:IMA) secured a $5 million cash advance deposit from LB Group to strengthen its balance sheet.

AIC Mines (ASX:A1M) has executed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Materra Metals, owner of the Mt Cuthbert Copper Project.

Buxton Resources (ASX:BUX) has mobilised McKay Drilling to site and commenced drilling hole MD004DD at its Madman prospect.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) and five major peer institutions have launched a collaborative project to develop tokenised Canadian dollar deposits.

IDP Education (ASX:IEL) rejected an unsolicited cash proposal from Blackstone Singapore to acquire 100% of the company for $2.50 per share.

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) shares rose after the company announced a partnership with Meta Platforms’ AI agent Muse to enable agentic checkout using Shop Pay across Shopify stores.

Oil prices declined to two-week lows on Tuesday as expectations for Gulf supply recovery improved following developments involving Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND) agreed to acquire royalty and milestone interests in Santen’s Ryjunea eye drop for a $23 million upfront payment.

NielsenIQ (NYSE:NIQ) announced that its Australian subsidiary, Nielsen Connect Australia, has launched a conditional off-market takeover offer for all outstanding shares of The U Group & Co Limited.

Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SMMT) announced that data from the Phase III HARMONi-GI1 trial evaluating ivonescimab, a potential first-in-class investigational bispecific antibody, will be presented at the Presidential Symposium II during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2026 Congress.