Net orders beat revenue 1.2x, yet investors punished machine sales
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) sits at the centre of the semiconductor supercycle and remains one of the most important companies in global chip development. Its lithography machines are fundamental to how advanced semiconductors are made, which is why each quarterly result gives investors a useful read on…
Botanix de-risks Sofdra supply chain with Piramal as second API source
Botanix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:BOT) has taken a meaningful step forward in de-risking its supply chain, securing a second API supplier after what had been one of the most significant operational vulnerabilities facing the business.
This matters more than it might appear on the surface. Even with…
Honeymoon guidance cut to 1.40-1.45M lbs as weather and infrastructure delays compound
Boss Energy Limited's (ASX:BOE) Honeymoon uranium operation in South Australia has had a difficult quarter, and the company has now formally revised its FY26 production guidance downward. What was previously a 1.6M lbs target has been reduced to a range of 1.40M to…
Net debt falls A$130m while a strategy reset quietly changes the earnings picture
Nufarm Limited's (ASX:NUF) first-half update landed this morning and the headline number is straightforward. Underlying EBITDA for the six months to 31 March 2026 is tracking between A$239m and A$244m, which is roughly 17% above the prior corresponding period at the midpoint.…
Rebound gains fuel as FDA orphan tag backs 38-patient efti data
Immutep (ASX:IMM) has received FDA orphan drug designation for eftilagimod alfa, or efti, in soft tissue sarcoma. This is not approval to sell the drug yet, but it is still a meaningful regulatory step because it recognises soft tissue sarcoma as a rare cancer…
Raises US$600m in convertible debt, cuts refinancing risk ahead of Pixclara PDUFA
Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX) is sourcing US$600 million of convertible debt, replacing nearer-dated debt with a longer-dated instrument that reduces refinancing pressure and gives the company more room to stay focused on product launches.
What stands out to us is the 1.5% coupon. That is…
The global gambling and gaming market has grown at a remarkable pace over the past decade, with revenues projected to reach $655.31bn in 2026. Revenue is expected to grow at a 2.3% annual rate, resulting in a projected market volume of US$717.06bn by 2030. Australia will contribute significantly to those numbers.
The Australian online gambling market…
If you are wondering why markets feel unstable again, geopolitics is back in control.
In April 2026, the combination of Middle East conflict, rising trade barriers and a more fragile China is no longer background noise. It is directly shaping which ASX stocks win and which ones come under pressure.
The most immediate catalyst is the blockade…
GenX scale-up, Titan economics, customer volumes must land
Can IperionX (ASX:IPX) really reach the holy grail of titanium manufacturing and emerge as a formidable titanium producer on both the ASX and Nasdaq?
Many investors are following the IperionX story, which has ridden a strong wave of momentum after the US push to reshore manufacturing. Titanium remains…
What PainChek Just Secured
PainChek (ASX:PCK) has entered into a Master Services Agreement with Sabra Health Care REIT, a US$5B Nasdaq-listed healthcare property owner. The deal establishes Sabra as a funded distributor of PainChek across its network of 329 facilities in the US and Canada.
The agreement runs for 12 months, with an option to terminate…
