Mahathir Bayena

Hardware wallet sales in Russia have more than doubled ahead of proposed crypto regulation, according to a report.

Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) announced a United States supply chain restructure, incurring an additional $558.4 million post-tax material charge.

FleetPartners (ASX:FPR) rejected an initial buyout and received a conditional $4 per share proposal from Element Fleet Management.

Dexus Convenience Retail REIT (ASX:DXC) reported its FY26 results, confirming a full-year distribution of 20.9 cents per security.

Hyperliquid’s tokenised real-world asset perpetual futures market has grown rapidly and changed how the protocol distributes trading revenue, according to a report.

Contact Energy (ASX:CEN) reported a NZ$423 million full-year profit following its recent Manawa Energy acquisition.

• Coles Group confirmed plans to shift up to 1,000 back-office roles to India through a multi-year partnership with Accenture.
• Corporate overhead costs and multi-million-dollar technology investments are driving major ASX-listed firms to target lower international labour expenses.
• Offshoring strategies face rising competition from global digital platforms like Amazon alongside public backlash over local job losses.

The US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut has charged three men from St Louis — Sedric Louis, John Davis, and Martel Williams — with conspiracy to interfere with commerce through robbery, alleging they plotted to break into a residence and force victims to transfer cryptocurrency linked to a multi-hundred-million-dollar Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) theft.

• Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $8.72 billion, down 11% year over year, with diluted EPS of $0.06.
• Streaming revenue increased 10% to approximately $3.1 billion and segment EBITDA rose 75% to $512 million, while Studios and advertising revenue declined.
• Media companies are managing shifts from traditional television toward streaming, while facing content costs, advertising changes, and regulatory scrutiny around consolidation.

• Bitcoin miners generated US$875.35 million in July, up US$38.93 million from June’s US$836.41 million.
• Bitcoin hash price rose from US$29.01 to US$31.59 per PH/s over 30 days, improving revenue from computing power.
• Higher mining difficulty, BIP-110 signalling and competition for computing power remain key pressures across proof-of-work networks.