Liezl Gambe

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $8.68 billion and adjusted earnings of $1.38 per share, exceeding Wall Street expectations.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) reported second-quarter 2026 consolidated revenue of $22.8 billion, consolidated operating profit of $930 million and diluted earnings of $0.71 per share.

Unilever (NYSE:UL) reported underlying sales growth of 5.8% in the second quarter, exceeding the estimated 4.14%, as total revenue reached €13.05 billion compared with the €12.87 billion forecast.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) fell below $64,000 as a broad cryptocurrency sell-off wiped out more than $100 million in leveraged positions.

RBA Governor Michele Bullock stated that the monetary policy board may need to raise interest rates again to combat headline inflation.

Freelancer (ASX:FLN) reported that group gross marketplace value increased 30.9% to $574.6 million during the first half of FY26.

Charles Hoskinson said Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) still has its best days ahead despite the token's long price decline.

Clean TeQ Water (ASX:CNQ) has finished commissioning its first commercial PHOSPHIX phosphate removal plant in Ireland.

Hong Kong banks are preparing for the day quantum computers could break today's encryption and threaten digital assets.

The Federal Court fined Harvey Norman (ASX:HVN) and Latitude Group Holdings (ASX:LFS) $55 million over undisclosed mandatory fees.