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Furniture retailer Nick Scali (ASX:NCK) reported a 31.2% increase in full-year statutory profit to $75.7 million.

James Hardie (ASX:JHX) increased its full-year earnings outlook after posting net sales of US$1.47 billion for the first quarter of FY27.

BHP (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) will meet US officials to help solve a 300-person mining engineer shortage.

Wellnex Life (ASX:WNX) agreed to sell its Pain Away business for up to $21.3 million in cash.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union halved its weekend strike at BHP (ASX:BHP) operations, leaving a 24-hour stoppage.

EnergyAustralia, owned by parent entity CLP Group, posted first-half operating earnings of HK$223 million.

The Australian Government appointed Tony Chappel as chief executive of the Clean Energy Regulator.

Mount Ridley Mines (ASX:MRD) has completed its first automated mineralogy study on material from its Grass Patch Project.

AIC Mines (ASX:A1M) has defined copper mineralisation across 1.5km and struck high-grade gold near its Queensland mine.

The Calmer Co (ASX:CCO) executed a long-term supply agreement for noble kava with an indicative annual value of $8.7 million.

Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) has reached a provisional wage agreement with its union to resolve a dispute covering 1,700 long-haul pilots.

Challenger Gold (ASX:CEL) finalised the remaining balance of its $85 million placement alongside multiple leadership updates.

Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) completed 57,653m of resource upgrade drilling at its South Australian Tunkillia Gold Project.

EV Resources (ASX:EVR) secured a five-year binding ore supply agreement for its Tecomatlán processing plant in Mexico.

Flynn Gold (ASX:FG1) executed a non-binding ore purchase agreement with Kaiser Reef (ASX:KAU).

The S&P/ASX 200 surged to a record intraday high of 9296.7 points on Aug. 6 morning.

Osteopore (ASX:OSX) has secured a three-year distribution deal with Al-Umnia Medical across five Middle Eastern nations.

DeSoto Resources (ASX:DES) has received government approval to resume exploration across its gold portfolio in Guinea.

Alligator Energy (ASX:AGE) has secured firm commitments to raise $15 million through an institutional share placement.

ReNerve (ASX:RNV) has received marketing approval in the Philippines for its NervAlign nerve cuff device.

Regener8 Resources (ASX:R8R) has agreed to sell its Kookynie Gold Project to Goldarc Resources (ASX:GA8) for $2.5 million.

Aerometrex (ASX:AMX) expects its full-year EBITDA to rise between 117% and 132% to a range of $7.5 million to $8 million.

New Zealand King Salmon (ASX:NZK) upgraded its full-year earnings forecast to between NZ$30 million and NZ$34 million.

Hundreds of staff at government-owned Water Corporation have voted to execute a strike on Aug. 13 following a dispute over salary increases.