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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says customer demand is "incredibly strong" and does not rule out the possibility of further airfare price increases. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

KBW CEO Tom Michaud says the banking industry has "hit a new level of profitability and has a chance to even do better" as he examines record-breaking second-quarter results from Wall Street's largest banks.

The US struck an oil tanker near Iran's main export terminal for the first time since the restart of the blockade on the Islamic Republic's ports as Washington intensifies strikes against Tehran. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television.

South Korea will temporarily halt new listings of single-stock leveraged exchange traded products to curb market volatility. The move follows a a surge in popularity of funds tied to Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie and Neil Campling discuss.

Tom Mackenzie, Oliver Crook and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Sharon Bell, Goldman Sachs senior European equity strategist, discusses tech and artificial intelligence earnings, saying "hyperscalers will be upping their capex spending again in 2027." Speaking on Bloomberg Television, she adds: We think, ultimately, this will be a big productivity gain for GDP in aggregate."

While markets await TSMC earnings, South Korea's chip-heavy KOSPI was sharply lower as investors mull a report that semiconductor makers ASML plan to raise its prices. Jean-Paul van Oudheusden, Market Analyst at etoro spoke to Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the demand for the chips.

GFG Alliance will immediately close its Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter following the collapse of sale negotiations with a buyer consortium.

TSMC posted quarterly profit that beat estimates. The main chipmaker for Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. reported a rise in net income for the June quarter to NT$706.6 billion ($22 billion), surpassing the average estimate of NT$623.7 billion. The steady growth highlights the company's central role in producing the vast majority of the world's most advanced chips for data centers and smartphones. Bloomberg's Stephen Engle reports.

Saunders International (ASX:SND) secured a head contract valued at approximately $23 million with the Australian Department of Defence.

Ava Risk Group (ASX:AVA) revealed expected full-year revenue of $29 million after project delays impacted client delivery.

Cobalt Blue (ASX:COB) has completed a targeted core sampling programme at its Halls Creek Project in Western Australia.