Mahathir Bayena

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) reported second-quarter net sales of $4.2 billion, up 0.6%, while adjusted operating profit rose 6.2% to $757 million.

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) reported second-quarter revenue of $1.645 billion, including $828 million organically and $817 million from acquired businesses.

HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) reported second-quarter pretax profit of $10.1 billion, up 60%, and launched a $1 billion share buyback.

Wix (NASDAQ:WIX) reported a second-quarter 2026 revenue of $563.1 million, representing a 15% year-over-year increase.

NEAR Protocol (CRYPTO:NEAR) co-founder Illia Polosukhin proposed a 30 million NEAR sovereign fund worth about US$57 million.

Prediction market operator Kalshi faces at least US$36 billion in requested damages and penalties in a lawsuit filed by New York.

Aware Super and Prime Super signed an agreement to explore a merger, creating a $254 billion fund.

Communications software firm Etherstack (ASX:ESK) appointed US executive Ryan Burchnell, who brings 30 years of experience, as Group COO.

Orbs (CRYPTO:ORBS) launched OIP-9, its first formal community governance vote, seeking approval to establish the Orbs DAO framework.

Crypto exchange Bitget will leave Japan, with restrictions on existing resident accounts starting on November 1.