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Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) logged an operating earnings of $238.8 million for the first half of FY26, translating to 50.5 cents per security.

Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO says that India has huge potential in AI, backed up the research and talent building up in the country. James Manyika, Google and Alphabet's Senior Vice President India's AI participation can be a template for the global south.

Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) has defied a "slightly softer start to the year" to deliver a massive 88% jump in first-half statutory profit, reaching US$97.1 million.

Bega Cheese (ASX:BGA) reported a surge in profitability for the first half of FY26, ended Dec. 28, 2025.

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) logged its financial performance for 2025, headlined by a 35% growth in underlying net profit.

PLS Group's (ASX:PLS) interim results, covering the six-month period ended Dec. 31, 2025, highlight a 47% rise in revenue, reaching $624 million.

Australia's labour market showed unexpected resilience in January, with the national unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%.

For the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, NRW Holdings (ASX:NWH) reported revenue of $1.97 billion, marking a 19.5% increase over the previous year.

Mike Wilson, Chief US Equity Strategist and Chief Investment Officer for Morgan Stanley, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his 2026 market outlook, saying that market broadening is happening now as the US economy and market begins a new cycle. "There have been many parts of the economy that have been sort of mired in a recession for the last three years or so, and they're just now starting to emerge," Wilson says. "That broadening out is the real story." Wilson also reiterates his 7,800 S&P 500 year-end target. Wilson speaks with Carol Massar, Tim Stenovec, and Bloomberg News Equities Reporter Alexandra Semenova.

IGO (ASX:IGO) recorded a significant narrowing of its statutory losses and a return to positive underlying earnings in H1 FY26.

Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) announced its financial performance for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 2025, marked by double-digit revenue growth.

Australia’s unemployment rate held at 4.1% in January as full-time jobs jumped to record highs, signalling a labour market still tighter than the RBA would like despite expectations for softening.