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Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) is banking on an aggressive artificial intelligence roll-out to defy a severe consumer downturn.

BlackRock Head of Asia Pacific Susan Chan describes the selloff in tech stocks as an "opportunity", saying markets have proven to be resilient over time.

DeSoto Resources (ASX:DES) commenced a 10,000-metre maiden drilling programme at its flagship Timbakouna Gold Project.

Australia's government expenditure on research and development crawled to $4.4 billion in 2024–25, marking a 1% increase from 2022–23.

Peako (ASX:PKO) announced a binding agreement to acquire a 100% interest in a drill-ready gold exploration portfolio.

Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) confirmed it is engaged in early-stage discussions regarding a potential acquisition of Boots.

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan highlights the positive momentum in the city's economy. He speaks after Hong Kong recorded the fastest first-quarter growth in five years, and the IPO market remains hot.

Dennis Richardson, former Australian Ambassador to the US, discusses the future for Australia US relations at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions and fragile global alliances amid trade strains. He speaks exclusively with Haidi Stroud Watts at the Morgan Stanley Australia summit in Sydney on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade".

ASX-listed housing risk specialist Helia Group (ASX:HLI) announced the appointments of its next CEO and CFO.

The United States government has intensified its economic pressure on Cuba by blacklisting a local mining joint venture.

A fire broke out at the Greenbushes lithium operation in Western Australia on June 9, IGO (ASX:IGO) confirmed.

Island Pharmaceuticals (ASX:ILA) expands US Army partnership to advance a critical Galidesivir dose optimisation study.