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Perseus Mining (ASX:PRU) announced a 21% increase in quarterly gold production, defying broader market instabilities.

OFX Group (ASX:OFX) reported the completion of its new client platform migration across all major international markets.

RLF AgTech (ASX:RLF) booked a consolidated group revenue of $18 million for the nine-month period ended March 31.

ikeGPS Group (ASX:IKE) has delivered on its FY26 guidance, marking a year of financial transition and operational growth.

Genesis Energy (ASX:GNE) saw hydro generation surge to 745 GWh for the third quarter of FY26, an increase of 264 GWh a year earlier.

Heartland Group (ASX:HGH) confirmed it remains on track to achieve an underlying net profit after tax of at least NZ$85 million.

Suburban Propane President and CEO Michael Stivala joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the company's current supply and demand outlook as the Iran war weighs on commodities and consumer costs across the board. Stivala says the company's robust domestic supply is keeping inventory levels elevated at a record high. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

In another reversal, US President Donald Trump announced a unilateral, open-ended extension of the ceasefire in the Iran war. Now, there's no peace, but no active war either. This may become the new normal: a fragile ceasefire without a formal deal, with tensions simmering, sporadic flare-ups, and oil near $100. A geo-economics analysis by Bloomberg Economics highlights that the war may be settling into a prolonged middle ground: on the one hand, no formal end to the hostilities between the US/Israel and Iran because the underlying differences remain unresolved, and on the other hand, a costly escalation that draws the US deeper into a conflict it doesn't want. Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Byrnecut's Australian division has more than doubled its annual profit to $140.3 million.

TMX Group has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Cboe Australia and Cboe Canada from Cboe Global Markets.

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says he supports Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's plan to stay on at the central bank's helm on a temporary basis if a successor hasn't been confirmed by the Senate when his term expires next month.

Jay Hatfield, Infrastructure Capital Advisors CEO and CIO, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his markets and macro outlook, including his year-end S&P 500 price target of 8,000 which he continues to stand by as markets hit new highs amid the Iran war. Hatfield also adds that even amid broader geopolitical tensions and higher energy prices, "The notion that the US has lost its exceptionalism is ridiculous." On Wednesday, stocks climbed to all-time highs as a slew of strong corporate results and President Donald Trump's extension of a ceasefire with Iran revived risk appetites after a two-day retreat. Bitcoin rallied. The S&P 500's 1% gain extended its advance for the month, set to be the best since 2020. Chipmakers climbed for a 16th straight day, the longest-ever winning streak. Hatfield speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.