Mahathir Bayena

Herc Holdings (NYSE:HRI) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.20 billion, up 20%, as equipment rental revenue increased 23% to $1.07 billion.

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) reported second-quarter 2026 GAAP sales of $4.51 billion, up 17% year over year, while core sales also increased 17% to $4.74 billion.

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) reported record second-quarter 2026 net sales, supported by double-digit growth in Architectural Specialties and strong Mineral Fiber performance.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) have formed a joint venture to develop, own and finance a 1-gigawatt data centre campus in El Paso, Texas, with total development costs of approximately $14 billion.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, has backed a crypto licence passporting system across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Foresta Group Holdings (ASX:FGH) secured patent acceptance in Japan for its proprietary pine chemical extraction technology.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) fell about 2% after U.S. markets closed as investors reacted to a sharp drop in South Korea's stock market.

EVZ (ASX:EVZ) generated net positive operating cash flow of $10.1 million for the financial year ended June 30.

Korvest (ASX:KOV) reported full-year trading revenue of $129.54 million for the period ended June 30.

Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) reported progress across its South Australian assets during the June quarter.