Mount Ridley Mines extracts 96% vanadium from test
Mount Ridley Mines (ASX:MRD) extracted 96% vanadium from a third-party titanomagnetite sample using its proprietary Selectro process.
Ahead of its blockbuster public market debut, Anthropic revealed it plans to spend more than $895 billion in the years ahead. The Claude chatbot maker also disclosed that its quarterly revenue rose twelve-fold over from the prior year. Matt Witheiler, head of late-stage growth at Wellington Management and an investor in Anthropic, discusses the latest figures and why developing frontier models is a pathway to outsized returns. He speaks with Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
The Australian Government faces budget uncertainty after Treasury's chief actuary questioned a plan to cut $38.2 billion from the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years.

Arena REIT (ASX:ARF) updated its FY27 distribution guidance to 20 cents per security following significant progress resolving its Edge Early Learning portfolio.

Anthropic selected eight Australian financial firms to distribute shares to local retail investors ahead of a touted $143 billion public offering.

Australian infrastructure lender Infradebt agreed to provide NZ$100 million in loans for a NZ$174 million solar-and-storage expansion.
Sigma Lithium (ASX:SAU) announced an earnings preview for the third quarter of 2026, showing short-term debt fell 78%.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported total dwelling approvals rose 5.1% in September to 17,948 units, driven by higher apartment approvals.
Regenerative medicine company Orthocell (ASX:OCC) announced that its partner Marine Biomedical received US FDA 510(k) clearance for PearlBone.
Dynamic Metals (ASX:DYM) has executed a binding agreement to acquire an initial 25% interest in the North East Leases Project.