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Amplia Therapeutics to Start Phase 2B Study of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Candidate

Amplia Therapeutics (ASX:ATX) is initiating a phase 2b study of its narmafotinib drug candidate in combination with chemotherapies gemcitabine and Abraxane in newly diagnosed advanced pancreatic cancer patients to explore a new dosing regimen, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.Each dosing group will have six patients, which will be combined with gemcitabine and Abraxane given on their conventional schedule, the filing said. The study will assess safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy. Exploratory endpoints will include effects on disease biomarkers as well as effects on fibrosis.The study, designed in alignment with US Food and Drug Administration feedback, will enroll patients across three to four sites in Australia starting in the fourth quarter, per the filing. It will form the first stage of a registrational study in this indication.

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Asia52d ago

Viridis Mining and Minerals Submits Installation License Application for Brazil Rare Earth Project

Viridis Mining and Minerals (ASX:VMM) submitted an installation license application for its flagship Colossus rare earth project in Brazil, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.The submission follows the approval of a preliminary license in December 2025.Approval of the installation license by the State Environmental Agency of Minas Gerais would allow for the start of construction and site development activities, the company said.A final investment decision for the Colossus project is targeted for the second half of this year.

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Asia52d ago

Matrix Composites Says Advanced Innergy Receives Nod From Australian Government For Proposed Acquisitions

Matrix Composites & Engineering (ASX:MCE) said Advanced Innergy Holdings (ASX:AIH) received written notice on behalf of the Australian Federal Treasurer stating that the Australian government does not object to the proposed acquisitions by Advanced Innergy and its wholly-owned unit, Advanced Innergy Solutions Australia, of up to 100% interests in Matrix, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.The board of Matrix continues to unanimously recommend that Matrix shareholders vote in favor of the proposed acquisitions, in the absence of a superior proposal, and subject to an independent expertconcluding that the proposal is in the best interests of the shareholders.

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Asia52d ago

Whitefield Industrials Extends Management Agreement With Whitefield Capital Management

Whitefield Industrials (ASX:WHF) has extended its management agreement with Whitefield Capital Management for a further five years, securing the arrangement until July 30, 2031, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.

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International52d ago

New Zealand Electronic Card Spending Falls in April

New Zealand's electronic card spending fell 1.6% month over month to NZ$9.65 billion in April on a seasonally-adjusted basis, compared with the 1.1% increase recorded in the previous month, according to data from Stats NZ on Tuesday.Retail spending fell 1.3% to NZ$6.98 billion, following a 0.7% increase in March.Core retail spending, which comprises consumables, durables, hospitality, and apparel, fell 1.3% to NZ$6.25 billion, following a 0.3% decrease in the previous month.Services spending via electronic cards fell 3% to NZ$386 million, compared with a steady level in the prior month. Excluding services, spending in non-retail industries fell 4% to NZ$2.27 billion, following a 2.2% increase in the previous month.

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Asia52d ago

Critical Metals to Acquire European Lithium at an All-Share Deal

European Lithium (ASX:EUR) has agreed to be acquired by Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals at an implied value of AU$0.58 per share, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.Under the binding deal, European Lithium shareholders will get 0.035 Critical Metals shares for every European Lithium share held, per the filing.Once the transaction is completed, European Lithium's 7.5% interest in the Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland will be consolidated within Critical Metals to make it the sole owner of Tanbreez.European Lithium, which has a shareholding of about 31% shareholding in Critical Metals, said its shareholders will own about 41% of the combined Critical Metals group following the acquisition.The deal "removes the look-through valuation discount associated with European Lithium's shareholding in Critical Metals" and "creates a simpler and more compelling investment proposition" for European Lithium shareholders, the company said.Critical Metals is considering a secondary listing on the Australian stock exchange, and if it pursues the option, European Lithium shareholders will receive the consideration in ASX-listed CHESS depository interests.

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Asia52d ago

QBE Insurance To Issue AU$500 Million Perpetual Floating Rate Capital Notes

QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) will issue AU$500 million perpetual floating rate capital notes on Tuesday, intended to constitute regulatory capital of the issuer satisfying Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) regulatory capital requirements for additional tier-1 capital, according to a same-day Australian bourse filing.The notes will carry the aggregate of the bank bill swap rate plus margin, for an interest period.The capital notes are convertible into ordinary shares of QBE, in certain circumstances.

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Asia52d ago

Technology One Posts Higher Fiscal H1 Earnings, Revenue; Reaffirms Fiscal 2026 Outlook

Technology One (ASX:TNE) reported Tuesday fiscal first-half earnings of AU$0.2028 per share, up from AU$0.1908 a year earlier.Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$0.20.Revenue for the six months ended March 31 was AU$322.7 million, compared with AU$291.3 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$330.9 million.The company reaffirmed its upgraded fiscal 2026 guidance, targeting the top end of its range with projected profit before tax growth of 18% to 20% year on year and annual recurring revenue growth of 16% to 18% year on year.The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.08 per share, up from AU$0.066 a year earlier, payable June 12 to shareholders on record as of May 29.

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Asia52d ago

Lunnon Metals Reports Continued Mining at Western Australia Gold Project in April

Lunnon Metals (ASX:LM8) said it mined total volume of just over 200,000 bank cubic meters in April at its Lady Herial open pit gold mine in Western Australia, with total ore mined reaching over 54,000 tonnes at 1.3 grams per tonne grade of gold, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.Mining at the site continued as planned through April with no impact from significant weather events or diesel availability, the company said.In April, the company invoiced Gold Fields subsidiary St Ives Gold Mining about AU$9 million under an ore purchase agreement, with full payment received, per the filing.Lunnon Metals said its planned waste and ore movements for the coming months suggest operations will finish in August or September.

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Asia52d ago

Wildcat Resources' Upcoming Tabba Tabba Lithium Project Study to Improve Economics, Says Euroz Hartleys

Wildcat Resources' (ASX:WC8) upcoming Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), due in the third quarter, for its Tabb Tabba lithium project in Western Australia, is expected to improve economics compared with the prior study, Euroz Hartleys said in a note on Monday.The company plans to accelerate Stage 2 expansion to 4.5 million tonnes per annum by advancing underground development of the Luke orebody and integrating resources such as Chewy, a deposit within the mining project.The faster Stage 2 expansion has the potential to enhance project payback and cash generation by boosting production earlier in the mine life, while also reducing stripping requirements and upfront capital costs, the investment firm said.The brokerage added that the updated metallurgy is "particularly encouraging" and that there are opportunities to increase the volume of ore supplied to the spodumene processing plant compared with the previous study.Euroz Hartleys maintained a buy rating on Wildcat Resources with a price target of AU$1.21.

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Asia52d ago

Bellevue Gold Hits First Ore in Western Australia on Schedule

Bellevue Gold (ASX:BGL) successfully mined its first ore from the high-grade Deacon North area in May on schedule, with early results surpassing expectations and reinforcing plans to increase production through fiscal year 2027, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.Development at Deacon North in Western Australia will continue through fiscal 2026, with stoping expected to commence in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and production anticipated to gradually ramp up throughout 2027, per the filing.Early production face and grade-control drilling results show better-than-expected development grades, with mineralization matching geological models and including high-grade intersections such as 6 meters at 32 grams per tonne gold, the filing said.Exploration activities are advancing with ongoing surface drilling, additional underground rigs being deployed, and downhole electromagnetic surveys in progress to improve targeting and support resource expansion, the filing added.

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Asia52d ago

Metallium Affiliate Awarded $1 Million US Department of War Contract

Metallium's (ASX:MTM) US-based affiliate, Flash Metals Texas, won a $1 million phase two small business innovation research contract through the US Department of War's Defense Logistics Agency, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.The funding will support pilot-scale development and scale-up of the Flash Joule Heating electrothermal chlorination technology, with phase two focusing on the extraction of defense-critical material gallium and germanium from electronic waste streams, per the filing.Work on the 12-month project will be performed at Metallium's Gator Point Technology Campus in Texas.Phase one of the project achieved or exceeded all of its technical milestones and was delivered in roughly half the standard timeframe, the company said.

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Asia52d ago

Telix Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in Brain Cancer Drug Trial

Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX) has completed patient enrolment in the IPAX-2 study evaluating TLX101-Tx in newly diagnosed glioblastoma, with the company reporting no dose-limiting toxicities observed to date, according to a Tuesday statement.The study is a dose-finding trial evaluating TLX101-Tx in combination with standard post-surgical radiotherapy and temozolomide, and it will proceed with follow-up to establish the maximum tolerated dose.Twelve patients were enrolled in three dose-escalation cohorts across four sites in Australia, Austria, and the Netherlands to assess safety, tolerability, and determine the maximum tolerated dose.TLX101-Tx is also being evaluated in the ongoing pivotal phase three IPAX BrIGHT trial for recurrent glioblastoma, which is currently enrolling patients across multiple countries.

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International52d ago

Australian Capital City Homes Auction Volume Drops Week Over Week

The number of Australian capital city homes that went to auction in the week ending May 17 dropped around 11% from the previous week to 1,939 homes, but remained higher than the 1,784 homes a year earlier, Cotality said in a Monday report.The week's preliminary clearance rate rose just over a percentage point to nearly 58%, which was "still a soft result" and the third lowest rate for the year-to-date, according to the report.The preliminary clearance rate in Sydney fell 6 percentage points to more than 49% in the May 17 week, cooling to pandemic-era lows, as auction volumes declined nearly 15% from a week earlier to 616 homes.Melbourne also posted a fall in auctions to 906 homes, down about 15% on the week prior, with the preliminary clearance rate rising 3.7 percentage points to over 61%, Cotality said.Elsewhere, Brisbane recorded a 7.3% weekly increase to 177 auctions hosted, with just over half of them successful, while the volume of homes going to market in Adelaide jumped 41% on the previous week. Tasmania held no auctions.Cotality estimates 2,650 auctions scheduled for this week and expects activity to rise above 3,000 next week.

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Ora Banda Mining's Plan to Double Production Bolsters Medium-Term Outlook, Says Euroz Hartleys

Ora Banda Mining's (ASX:OBM) plan to double its production profile over the next 3 years strengthens its medium-term outlook and operational leverage to gold prices, Euroz Hartleys said in a note on Monday.The gold producer's board has approved construction of a new 3.0 million tonnes per annum processing plant at Davyhurst for AU$375 million with commissioning aimed for the third quarter of fiscal 2028.Combined milling capacity is projected to rise to 4.2 million tonnes per annum by fiscal 2029. The new plan is also expected to reduce unit costs via increased scale, elimination of third-party milling reliance and improved operational flexibility, the investment firm said.The company has also secured approval for development of Waihi underground mine as its third underground operation for AU$90 million.Euroz Hartleys views this as strategically important, with development focused on the high-grade Golden Pole lode recently identified through drilling.The brokerage maintained its buy rating and price target of AU$1.92.

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Asia52d ago

Delegat Group's 2026 Harvest Yield Falls 19%

Delegat Group (NZE:DGL) said its harvest for the year yielded 38,255 tonnes, down 19% from its 2025 harvest of 47,461 tonnes, according to a Tuesday New Zealand bourse filing.The company said that its output has helped normalize inventory levels and remains aligned with its sales projections.

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Insider Trading52d ago

Gilead Sciences Insider Sold Shares Worth $3,676,199, According to a Recent SEC Filing

Johanna Mercier, Chief Commercial & Corporate Affairs Officer, on May 15, 2026, sold 28,000 shares in Gilead Sciences (GILD) for $3,676,199. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Mercier has control over a total of 125,779 common shares of the company, with 125,779 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882095/000178213526000016/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1779140737.xml

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Insider Trading52d ago

Ambiq Micro Insider Sold Shares Worth $3,947,281, According to a Recent SEC Filing

Sean Chihhsiang Chen, President and COO, on May 15, 2026, sold 55,685 shares in Ambiq Micro (AMBQ) for $3,947,281. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Chen has control over a total of 120,275 common shares of the company, with 120,275 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500412/000207855926000006/xslF345X05/form4-05182026_090541.xml

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Commodities52d ago

Chinese EV Makers Expand Overseas as Domestic Demand Slows, Wood Mackenzie Says

China's electric vehicle market slowed to 2024 comparable-period levels as weaker demand and subsidy reductions pressured automakers, Wood Mackenzie said in a Monday note.Wood Mackenzie said the industry is entering a more competitive phase marked by slower domestic growth, shrinking margins, rising overseas expansion and widening technology differences."The industry is now being reshaped by charging performance, integration depth, and the ability to control cost across the full value chain," Wood Mackenzie analyst Alasia Zhang said.The consultancy said fading trade-in subsidies, tighter financing conditions and selective price increases weakened Chinese consumer demand during 2026.Several automakers also removed zero-interest financing programs, raising purchase costs as vehicle designs and in-car digital features became increasingly similar across brands, according to the note.Wood Mackenzie said ultra-fast charging is becoming the sector's main competitive benchmark as automakers target charging from 10% to near-full capacity in less than 10 minutes."Ultra-fast charging is rapidly becoming the industry's defining performance benchmark rather than a standalone feature," Zhang said in the report.BYD expanded an integrated fast-charging ecosystem covering batteries, vehicles and charging infrastructure, while Contemporary Amperex Technology or CATL pursued a broader strategy combining fast charging and battery swapping across multiple partners.The report said rising battery raw material costs are squeezing profitability for mid-sized automakers that lack scale advantages or deeper vertical integration across supply chains.Chinese automakers, including BYD, Geely, and Chery, are increasingly relying on overseas markets for growth as Europe and other export regions show stronger demand, according to Wood Mackenzie.Battery makers are also expanding overseas as REPT advances plans for its first international production site, while Chinese automakers and battery suppliers accelerate global expansion to offset growing pressure in the domestic EV market, Wood Mackenzie said.Wood Mackenzie said commercial rollout timelines for next-generation battery technologies continue to slip, as all-solid-state batteries remain unlikely to reach mass-market scale before 2030 due to high costs and limited vehicle integration.Sunwoda estimates solid-state batteries still cost three to four times more than conventional systems, while CATL delayed large-scale deployment of its sodium-ion Naxtra platform to at least Q4 of 2026, according to the note.Chinese automakers, including Geely, Changan, and Chery, are expanding hybrid vehicle platforms with larger batteries as stricter fuel-efficiency rules support adoption in the export market.Wood Mackenzie said battery storage demand remains strong with full order books across major suppliers, while CATL is expanding further into system integration to accelerate project execution.

Oil & Energy52d ago

US Oil Update: Futures Settle Higher After Trump Says Planned Iran Attack Put on Hold

Crude futures rose in after-hours trading on Monday after President Trump called off a planned US military strike on Iran, easing immediate fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East while leaving markets cautious over the outlook for regional crude supplies.Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 1.74% to $107.25 per barrel, while Brent futures were up 0.41% to $109.28 /bbl."The US and Iran remained far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump saying the clock is ticking for Iran," Saxo Bank strategists said in a note on Monday.Trump called off a planned attack on Iran on Tuesday after the heads of three regional powers in the Middle East asked him to "hold off."The US President said the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the US told him serious negotiations are underway with Iran that will result in a deal acceptable to Washington.However, Trump instructed the Pentagon "to be prepared to go forward with a full, large-scale assault of Iran, on a moment's notice, in the event that an acceptable deal is not reached."Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that any possible agreement with the US must ensure an end to the ongoing conflict on all fronts and lift the blockade and sanctions imposed against the country.ING strategists said Monday that the ongoing supply disruptions mean the market has had to rely largely on inventory and, where possible, on alternative supply, including Russian crude.Fundamental differences between the US and Iran remain unresolved, with Tehran demanding the return of frozen assets to the Iranian people and dismissing Washington's nuclear demands as political excuses.On the supply front, the International Energy Agency executive director, Fatih Birol, said on Monday that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly, with only a few weeks' worth left due to the ongoing Middle East conflict and the closure of the Hormuz.Birol, who is participating in the Group of Seven finance leaders meeting in Paris, told reporters that the release of strategic oil reserves had added 2.5 million barrels of oil per day to the market, but said these reserves "are not endless."Meanwhile, Kpler said the US downstream operations are running at full capacity as refiners respond to tightening global fuel balances and surging export demand.Refinery utilization is averaging almost 93%, supported by strong distillate and gasoline margins, lighter maintenance schedules, and rising reliance on Atlantic Basin supply, Kpler strategists said in a note on Monday.Though a fragile ceasefire was reached in April, tensions between Iran and the US continue, with Tehran keeping the Hormuz closed, while Washington continues to blockade Iranian ports.On Monday, Iran unveiled a new body, the Persian Gulf Strait Affairs Authority, to oversee activities related to the Strait.

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Commodities52d ago