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Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) has delivered a powerhouse performance for the first half of fiscal year 2026, headlined by an 5.6% growth in record cash EBTDA to $124.3 million.

Lifestyle Communities (ASX:LIC) logged a statutory profit after tax of $15.8 million, a decrease from the $22.7 million recorded in H1 FY25.

For the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, Downer EDI (ASX:DOW) achieved a statutory net profit after tax of $98 million, a 29.8% increase compared to the previous year.

Global fashion jewelry retailer Lovisa Holdings (ASX:LOV) booked a 23.3% increase in total revenue, reaching $500.7 million in H1 FY26.

Pepperstone Group's Chris Weston says investors "are seeing a more sort of universal earnings breadth and that means a stock picker's market." He tells Bloomberg Television that people are also finding growth and opportunity outside of the Magnificent Seven group.

Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) reported a 13% increase in net profit after tax and amortisation to $257.6 million in 2025.

Insignia Financial (ASX:IFL) delivered a robust set of half-year results for the period ended Dec. 31, 2025, signalled by a turnaround in statutory profitability.

Toru Yoshimura, Senior Executive Officer at Kirin, discusses the company's business strategy and expansion plans for its health science business. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Avril Hong on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.

Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) reported a 3.1% rise in interim statutory net profit to $824.7 million.

Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) logged an operating earnings of $238.8 million for the first half of FY26, translating to 50.5 cents per security.

Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO says that India has huge potential in AI, backed up the research and talent building up in the country. James Manyika, Google and Alphabet's Senior Vice President India's AI participation can be a template for the global south.

Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) has defied a "slightly softer start to the year" to deliver a massive 88% jump in first-half statutory profit, reaching US$97.1 million.