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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."

The board of BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) has formally knocked back a revised $14.2 billion takeover bid from Seven Group (ASX:SGH) and US-based Steel Dynamics.

Capricorn Metals (ASX:CMM) reports record H1 FY26 results, with profit up 130% to $144.8M and a maiden 5cps dividend declared following strong Karlawinda gold production.

Zack Kass, global AI adviser and former head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI, says software stocks instead of AI might have been in a bubble. Speaking on "Bloomberg The Close," Kass also addresses the optimism expressed by Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang regarding the rapid growth of agentic AI applications.

Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) returns to profit with a $160.7M H1 FY26 result, driven by a surge in Australian hospital performance and a 6.3% dividend increase.

Super Retail Group (ASX:SUL) has reported a solid performance for the first half of the 2026 financial year, underpinned by a 4.2% increase in total sales to $2.2 billion.

Anthropic, which for years billed itself as a safer alternative to artificial intelligence rivals, has loosened its commitment to maintaining its guardrails, one of the most dramatic policy shifts in the AI industry yet as startups once focused on helping humanity turn their attention to profit and success. The company in 2023 said in its Responsible Scaling Policy that it would delay AI development that might be dangerous. In a Tuesday blog post, Anthropic said it was updating its rules to say it would no longer do so if it believes it lacks a significant lead over a competitor. Bloomberg News Tech & National Security Reporter Katrina Manson joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.