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Data from the ABS revealed a cooling trend in the nation's wage expansion, with annual average weekly earnings growth slowing to 3.8% in the year to November 2025.

Atlas Arteria (ASX:ALX) reported proportional toll revenue of $2.01 billion for 2025, representing a 9.4% increase compared to the previous year.

Australian private new capital expenditure edged up 0.4% in the December 2025 quarter, reaching a level 7.8% higher than the previous year.

Bapcor (ASX:BAP) reported a significant statutory H1 loss of $104.8 million, a figure heavily impacted by one-off items totalling $110.3 million post-tax.

Elders (ASX:ELD) announced a binding agreement to sell 100% of its shares in Killara Feedlot to the Australian Meat Group for approximately $195.8 million.

Retail Food Group (ASX:RFG) reported domestic network sales of $254.6 million in H1 FY26, a slight 1% decrease a year earlier.

Worley (ASX:WOR) recorded an aggregated half-year revenue of $6.31 billion, representing a 5.4% increase on the previous corresponding period.

Air New Zealand (ASX:AIZ) has reported a statutory net loss after taxation of NZ$40 million for the first half of the 2026 financial year.

PIMCO Head of Public Policy and Managing Director Libby Cantrill joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the contents of President Trump's State of the Union speech. Cantrill says that the address was "more of a rehashing of the political winds and pretty light on policy details and light on a road map" for the GOP heading into the midterms. She also discusses the potential impacts of Trump's tax cuts and how voters could shift priorities come November. Cantrill speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Australian exporters have been handed a narrow reprieve after the United States formalised a temporary 10% global tariff on most imports.

MercadoLibre CFO Martin de los Santos joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the company's fourth quarter earnings results as the Uruguay-based e-commerce firm sees a miss in quarterly net income, but growth in its fintech and e-commerce units. He also discusses the company's success with its digital payments platform, e-commerce adoption and trends among Latin American consumers, and more. de los Santos speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Brett Schulman, Co-Founder and CEO of CAVA, discusses how the company has been able to outpace inflation and competitors while maintaining high-quality ingredients, convenient multichannel access, and a strong customer experience. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."