Siemens Chief Executive Officer Roland Busch says the company is "very competitive" in China, where the automation business is doing "very well." He also comments on the data center business. Busch speaks on Bloomberg Television after Siemens raised its earnings expectations for a second time this year due to a surge in data center spending and higher returns from selling software to industry.
Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) has reached a provisional wage agreement with its union to resolve a dispute covering 1,700 long-haul pilots.
Hari Ravinchandran, Founder and CEO of cyber-security platform Aura, discusses his outlook for the company's growth at it reported a 27-percent year-on-year increase in pro forma revenue. He says the firm is on track to generate positive free cash flow this year, following its acquisition of tech firm Qoria and its listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade".
Challenger Gold (ASX:CEL) finalised the remaining balance of its $85 million placement alongside multiple leadership updates.
Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) completed 57,653m of resource upgrade drilling at its South Australian Tunkillia Gold Project.
EV Resources (ASX:EVR) secured a five-year binding ore supply agreement for its Tecomatlán processing plant in Mexico.
Iran said it had reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a potential step toward a reopening of the critical waterway for energy supplies. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has the latest.
Flynn Gold (ASX:FG1) executed a non-binding ore purchase agreement with Kaiser Reef (ASX:KAU).
The S&P/ASX 200 surged to a record intraday high of 9296.7 points on Aug. 6 morning.
Osteopore (ASX:OSX) has secured a three-year distribution deal with Al-Umnia Medical across five Middle Eastern nations.
DeSoto Resources (ASX:DES) has received government approval to resume exploration across its gold portfolio in Guinea.
Alligator Energy (ASX:AGE) has secured firm commitments to raise $15 million through an institutional share placement.
