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• Genesis Minerals (ASX:GMD) and Vault Minerals (ASX:VAU) have agreed to a $12.6 billion merger via a scheme of arrangement, combining their processing and mineral footprints across Western Australia.
• The consolidation is tied to $2 billion in estimated post-tax operational synergies due to the close proximity of the production hubs at Leonora, Bardoc, and Mount Monger.
• Persistent inflationary pressures on energy, consumables, and engineering labour continue to drive mid-tier gold producers to look for regional scale to safeguard their margins.

• Chainlink (CRYPTO:LINK) is providing onchain net asset value (NAV) data for Fidelity International's tokenised liquidity fund.
• The collaboration supports a tokenised fund backed by a US$6.9 billion Institutional Liquidity Fund and enables trusted NAV data to be published onchain.
• Regulatory compliance, reliable pricing data and institutional adoption remain key challenges for tokenised real-world assets. 

• Microsoft announced the elimination of approximately 4,800 roles—roughly 2.1% of its global workforce—concentrated across its Xbox and commercial sales units to restructure around shifting technology demands.
• The broader technology sector has shed tens of thousands of roles in 2026 as major firms redirect capital away from legacy headcount and toward high-cost infrastructure and automation.
• Executives indicate these workforce realignments are not traditional cost-cutting measures, but a fundamental transition toward efficiency-focused operations and changing customer needs.

• US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$197 million in net inflows, ending eight consecutive weeks of net outflows.
• Institutional demand, exchange-traded fund flows and network activity continue to shape liquidity across leading blockchain assets.
• Geopolitical tensions, higher oil prices and resistance near Bitcoin's US$65,000 level remain key risks for the broader crypto market.

• President Donald Trump said the U.S. was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran after Tehran claimed it had closed the Strait of Hormuz.
• Oil prices rose as traders weighed disruption risk through a route that carried about 20 million barrels per day in 2024, equal to around 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption.
• The main sector issue is whether higher crude prices, tanker rates, and geopolitical risk premiums can offset supply, insurance, shipping, and demand risks.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) suspended Fairlife’s U.S. production on July 16 after ransomware-related access to its production systems.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) overtook Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) as the world’s most valuable company, reaching $4.88 trillion against Nvidia’s $4.86 trillion.

SL Science (NASDAQ:SLBT) presented preclinical glioblastoma data showing complete tumor eradication by day 26 at an 8:1 immune-cell-to-cancer-cell ratio.

Cloudastructure (NASDAQ:CSAI) reported Q1 revenue of $1.315 million, up 78%, while gross profit increased 115% to $710,000.

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (NYSE:ABBV), received European approval for Boey across 30 countries, with effects observed from eight hours.