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Qantas to Sell Its 33.32% Stake in Jetstar Japan in ¥8.2 Billion Buyback

Qantas to Sell Its 33.32% Stake in Jetstar Japan in ¥8.2 Billion Buyback

Qantas Airways has agreed to sell its 33.32% holding in Jetstar Japan through a share buyback valued at 8.2 billion yen ($52 million). The Development Bank of Japan will join as a shareholder, while Japan Airlines and Tokyo Century Corporation remain investors. Qantas says the move will let it direct capital back to its core Australian domestic and…

South Korea July CPI Slows to Three-Month Low as Core Inflation Climbs

South Korea July CPI Slows to Three-Month Low as Core Inflation Climbs

South Korea's headline consumer price index rose 2.8% year-on-year in July, a three-month low and below market expectations of 3.0%. Core CPI, which strips out food and energy, accelerated to 2.6% year-on-year, the largest increase since December 2023. Policymakers warn that elevated commodity prices and solid domestic growth pose upside risks to i…

Bitcoin technicals point decisively bearish as key supports come into focus

Bitcoin technicals point decisively bearish as key supports come into focus

Bitcoin is trading at $63,518, marginally below the weekly pivot of $63,617, while technicals across daily, weekly and monthly charts all register Strong Sell. A high-confidence Three Outside Down candlestick on the daily chart and additional bearish weekly patterns join momentum indicators that favor lower prices. Short-term oscillators show some …

Australian Vanadium, Alcoa to Study Large-Scale Vanadium Flow Battery Deployment in Western Australia

Australian Vanadium, Alcoa to Study Large-Scale Vanadium Flow Battery Deployment in Western Australia

Australian Vanadium Limited has entered a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Alcoa of Australia Limited to carry out a scoping-level study evaluating the installation of vanadium flow battery energy storage systems at Alcoa's alumina refinery sites and associated landholdings in Western Australia. The study will consider systems sized bet…

Londian Wason Seeks Up to $1.7 Billion Valuation in Proposed U.S. IPO

Londian Wason Seeks Up to $1.7 Billion Valuation in Proposed U.S. IPO

Londian Wason New Energy Tech plans a U.S. initial public offering targeting a valuation of as much as $1.7 billion and is proposing to sell roughly 3.6 million American Depositary Shares for up to $78.6 million. The listing, cleared by Beijing in December, will be a gauge of investor interest in Chinese companies listing in New York amid heightene…

Snap Posts Strong Q2 Revenue as World Cup and AI Tools Lift Ad Demand

Snap Posts Strong Q2 Revenue as World Cup and AI Tools Lift Ad Demand

Snap delivered second-quarter revenue above analyst expectations, driven by elevated ad spending tied to the FIFA World Cup and increased activity from major advertisers in North America. The company highlighted gains from direct-response advertising and the rollout of AI-driven ad tools, while reporting uneven daily active user trends across regio…

SuKarne Owner Weighs Sale That Could Top $2 Billion, Sources Say

SuKarne Owner Weighs Sale That Could Top $2 Billion, Sources Say

SuKarne, Mexico’s largest exporter of meat, is reportedly exploring a potential sale that could value the company at more than $2 billion. The company has engaged Rabobank and BBVA to advise on the process, sources familiar with the matter said, while cautioning that a sale is not assured. SuKarne emphasized it regularly evaluates alternatives to b…

Mexican Stocks Slip as Broad Sectors Weigh on S&P/BMV IPC

Mexican Stocks Slip as Broad Sectors Weigh on S&P/BMV IPC

Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC closed lower, dragged by losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors. The index finished down 0.36% as a handful of stocks outperformed while others fell. Energy and FX markets showed notable moves, with U.S. crude tumbling and the dollar index edging higher.

Intercontinental Exchange Increases Dividend as Cash Flow Hits Records and $5.7B MarketAxess Deal Looms

Intercontinental Exchange Increases Dividend as Cash Flow Hits Records and $5.7B MarketAxess Deal Looms

Intercontinental Exchange raised its quarterly payout 8.3% to $0.52 per share, supported by record recurring revenue and a jump in adjusted free cash flow, even as the company announced a $5.7 billion all-cash acquisition of MarketAxess that will materially lift leverage upon close. Analysts remain broadly bullish, but the deal tightens the margin …