Mahathir Bayena

Donald Trump’s threat of new tariffs on countries trading with Iran could have wide-ranging global economic consequences.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) moved towards the $92,000 level at the Wall Street open after US inflation data came in slightly below expectations, lifting broader risk sentiment.

Neometals (ASX:NMT) and Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) have announced that their 70:30 joint venture, Reed Advanced Materials, has entered a collaboration agreement with global electrochemical technology company Industrie De Nora and its Japanese subsidiary, De Nora Permelec.

Eclipse Metals (ASX:EPM) has commenced preliminary metallurgical test work on its Grønnedal Rare Earths Project in Greenland, with samples from historic drilling now in Perth.

Australian RegTech company, Kinatico (ASX:KYP), reported continued strong growth in its SaaS business, posting unaudited flash results for the first half of the 2026 financial year.

Austral Resources Australia (ASX:AR1) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Transition Resources to assess the potential toll treatment of Transition’s ore at Austral’s Rocklands processing facility in Northwest Queensland.

YZi Labs, the family office of Binance co-founders Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Yi He, has made a multi-eight-figure investment in decentralised trading platform Genius Trading.

Sono-Tek Corporation (NASDAQ:SOTK) reported a significant jump in profitability for its third fiscal quarter, as a strategic pivot toward complex, high-value coating systems offset a slight dip in overall revenue.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) agreed to acquire financial services firm BTIG in a deal valued at as much as $1 billion, a strategic move by the fifth-largest U.S. bank to aggressively expand its footprint in investment banking and institutional trading.

BNY (NYSE:BNY) reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations, fueled by a surge in fee-based income and a record expansion of its custody empire.