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For the better part of a decade, the gilded youth of the financial world — the "crypto-native" generation — dismissed gold as a "boomer rock." 

To them, the heavy, yellow metal was an analog relic, a petrous souvenir of an era before the lightning-fast efficiency of the blockchain. 

Imricor Medical Systems (ASX:IMR) submitted its NorthStar 3D Mapping System for FDA clearance.

Meeka Metals (ASX:MEK) reported gold production of 6,083oz, a decrease from the 9,174oz produced in the December 2025 quarter.

For years, the global defence industry existed in a sort of polite exile. 

In the era of ESG mandates and the "peace dividend," shares in weapons manufacturers were often treated as the "tobacco stocks" of the new millennium — profitable, perhaps, but unseemly. 

Hot Chili (ASX:HCH) reported a breakthrough at its Costa Fuego Copper-Gold Project in coastal Chile.

International Air Transport Association Director General Willie Walsh expects jet fuel prices to remain elevated for some time. He says it's 'inevitable' that ticket prices will also remain elevated. He speaks with Avril Hong from the sidelines of the 'IATA World Data Symposium' in Singapore.

For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has existed in the global consciousness as a geopolitical abstraction — a narrow, jagged ribbon of blue on a map that experts warned was the "jugular vein" of the modern world. 

But as the closure of the Strait enters its second month, that abstraction has curdled into a cold, suffocating reality. 

Greenwing Resources (ASX:GW1) enters the development phase for its San Jorge Lithium Project in Argentina.

The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The deal buys time for the two sides to reach a longer agreement to end the six-week-old war which has sparked a global energy crisis. Dalia Fahmy, Long Island University's Director of International Relations and Diplomacy & Associate Professor of Political Science spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the ceasefire.

Multistack International (ASX:MSI) to exit core business via asset sale to Willing Y, pivoting to seek new opportunities.

Bloomberg journalists and former US intelligence adviser Michael Pregent talk about Pakistan and China's back-channel roles in brokering a ceasefire between Iran and US.

Greenvale Energy (ASX:GRV) announced an operational breakthrough at its flagship Alpha Torbanite Project.