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AuKing Mining (ASX:AKN) reported increased strategic backing for critical mineral exploration in Greenland.

Volkswagen's Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume is turning to the US market for growth. The German company plans to enter the market for light trucks and offroad sport utility vehicles. Bloomberg's Elisabeth Behrmann breaks down the situation.

Mount Hope Mining (ASX:MHM) has commenced a gradient array induced polarisation survey across its camp-scale MS2 Gold Corridor in New South Wales.

T.H. Sergio Gor, Ambassador to the Republic of India, United States speaks with Bloomberg's Saleha Mohsin at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi.

Oil prices were low as concerns eased in the Middle East over supply disruptions. This is after the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia did not cause any interruptions that markets had feared. The IEA also raised its forecast for the war's impact on supply. Meanwhile the question looms of US military support to Saudi Arabia in their fight against the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen. Afshin Molavi, senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the likelihood of US involvement.

Gary Marcus, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at NYU, discusses whether AI is having a measurable impact on productivity, and shares his thoughts on why LLMs could be considered a "flawed tool." He speaks at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum in New Delhi.

Oil prices were low as concerns eased in the Middle East over supply disruptions. The IEA also raised its forecast for the war's impact on supply. Karen Young, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa over the lack of disruptions caused by the Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco's facilities.

TSMC reported a better-than-expected profit for the third quarter as net income rose 69% to NT$763.1 billion ($23.6 billion). That came after the exclusive chipmaker of Nvidia and Apple's most advanced semiconductors reported a sales jump of 51% in the period, taking its revenue across the three months to $47 billion. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens reports.

Zenith Minerals (ASX:ZNC) has intersected gold across eight newly assayed drill holes at its Dulcie Central target in Western Australia.

Industrial Minerals (ASX:IND) has executed an agreement with North West Quarries to extend its exclusive option over the Pippingarra Quarry Project.

Mining services and commodities company Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) has appointed executive Darren Hardy to oversee its lithium division.

Sky Network Television (ASX:SKT) secured a six-year broadcast rights extension with Tennis Australia to retain exclusive New Zealand coverage of the Australian Open through to 2032.