Isaac Francis

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) reported Q2 2026 revenue of RMB7.1 billion, up 10.8% year-over-year, while hotel turnover increased 13.2% to RMB30.5 billion.

ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) said a missile strike hit its Kryvyi Rih steel operation in Ukraine, killing two people, injuring 13 and partially halting production.

China added eight banks to its digital yuan network, bringing the number of operators to 30.

HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE), through BUZZ High Performance Computing, signed a five-year GPU cloud services agreement worth approximately $350 million with an investment-grade enterprise customer.

Novig has sued Wisconsin officials over plans to restrict its sports prediction contracts.

Steadfast Group (ASX:SDF) extended its exclusivity period to Aug. 21 while negotiating a proposed $7.7 billion cash takeover by a consortium.

Hong Kong’s first two stablecoin licences have created two different approaches to tokenised money.

Australian Clinical Labs (ASX:ACL) reported an underlying net profit of $35.5 million for the 2026 financial year.

Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) is now accessible on the XRP Ledger’s native DEX through a wrapped asset issued by Axelar.

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, reported $508 million in adjusted second-quarter revenue, up 17% year on year.