Macquarie Names Greg Ward as CEO, Signaling Stability and Strategic Continuity 
KPMG Australia Appoints John Sams as CEO Following Audit Leak Scandal 
Nvidia Reveals 9.3% Stake in AI Cloud Firm Nebius Following $2 Billion Investment 
Gold Price Holds Above $4,130 as Fed Rate Outlook and Middle East Tensions Support Safe-Haven Demand 
Belimo H1 Sales Surge as AI Data Center Cooling Drives More Than Half of Growth 
India FMCG Q1 Earnings Preview: Higher Input Costs Likely to Weigh on Profit Margins 
Wistron Opens $700M Texas AI Factory to Build Nvidia GB300 Superchips 
European Stocks Slip as Earnings, UK Inflation and ECB Decision Keep Investors on Edge 
Cathay Pacific Sees H1 Profit Surge on Strong Travel Demand 
Houthi Naval Blockade on Saudi Arabia Escalates Iran Conflict, Threatens Global Oil Supply 
Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Middle East Tensions Boost US Dollar, Oil Concerns 
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Sells BREAK and Moro Brands to Japan Tobacco for €176 Million 
Judge Approves Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement With Authors 
Samsung Cuts U.S. Consumer Electronics Jobs as Headquarters Moves to Texas 
Lockheed Martin Unveils Lower-Cost Patriot ACE Interceptor to Meet Rising Air Defense Demand 
The US Defense Department had awarded a $7.8 billion contract modification to Lockheed Martin Corp for procuring 127 F-35 Lot 16 aircraft.
The additional deal brings the total deal between the company and the Pentagon for delivering 398 F-35s to $30 billion.
The deal covers F-35 deliveries for the US and international customers over the program’s next three lots, from lots 15 through 17.
The contract also includes deliveries of F-35s to Belgium, Finland, and Poland.
