Mahathir Bayena

Artificial intelligence data firm Appen (ASX:APX) reaffirmed its full-year guidance for the 2025–26 financial year.

A petition seeking to scrap South Korea’s planned 22% crypto investment gains tax reached the 50,000-signature threshold required for review by the country’s Finance and Economic Planning Committee.

Helix Resources (ASX:HLX) completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in the Weerianna Gold–Lithium Project from Western Metals.

Monadelphous Group (ASX:MND) secured a suite of new construction and maintenance contracts valued at approximately $120 million.

Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CIRCOR Aerospace from KKR and CIRCOR International, Inc. for a cash purchase price of $2.55 billion, marking a significant expansion for the industrial giant's flight-critical components division.

Scienjoy (NASDAQ:SJ) reported a successful turnaround in its bottom-line profitability for the first quarter of 2026, recovering from a prior-year loss even as total revenues experienced a moderate single-digit contraction.

Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) reported a significant increase in revenue for the first half of fiscal 2026, signaling early commercial momentum for its quantum-resistant encryption software despite low absolute sales volumes relative to its monthly overhead.

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) reported solid growth for its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, driven by an expansion in its recurring management and advisory fee streams.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) reported a 5% increase in worldwide net sales and revenues for the fiscal second quarter of 2026, beating consensus Wall Street projections despite persistent cyclical cooling and shifting volume dynamics in the global agricultural sector.

The co-founders of artificial intelligence startup Manus are exploring a massive independent funding round to comply with orders from Beijing regulators demanding the complete reversal of the company’s recent acquisition by Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)