Latest Geopolitics News

F&C Investment Trust delivered a 12.4% net asset value total return for H1 2026, narrowly trailing the FTSE All-World Index. The trust declared a 0.99p interim dividend and announced a chairman succession as it navigates AI-led market dynamics and geopolitical volatility.

Vmoto Limited’s 2Q26 sales soared 156% year-on-year with strong international orders and strategic partnerships, including a global MotoGP deal and a joint venture in Thailand.

Mayfield Childcare has launched a $3 million entitlement offer, fully covered by major shareholder pre-commitments and partial underwriting, to bolster working capital and support its operational turnaround amid ongoing sector challenges.

QEM Limited is moving forward with its acquisition of Freshwater Metals, securing past-producing tungsten and prospective fluorspar and niobium projects in Idaho, aligning with US efforts to bolster domestic critical mineral supplies.

Elementos Limited has cleared all conditions to acquire up to 50% of Iberian Smelting, advancing its integrated European tin mine-to-metal strategy by linking its Oropesa project with downstream smelting capacity in Spain.

Transurban has sealed a landmark toll reform agreement with the NSW Government, featuring toll reductions, two-way tolling on the Eastern Distributor, and a government-funded M7-M2 motorway widening aimed at easing Sydney congestion.

Bhagwan Marine Limited has reaffirmed its FY26 EBITDA guidance, projecting combined earnings between $44.5 million and $46.5 million excluding acquisition costs, while highlighting strong cash flow and disciplined capital management during Riverside Marine integration.

Ardea Resources has reinforced the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project's Goongarrie Hub as a critical global nickel-cobalt source with a 6.1 million tonne contained nickel resource and a fully funded $98.5 million Definitive Feasibility Study backed by Japanese partners and multi-jurisdictional government support.

Briscoe Group reports a third consecutive quarter of sales growth with second quarter revenue edging up 0.25% to $193.4 million, while online sales and sporting goods categories drive resilience despite headwinds in homewares.

Northern Minerals propels its Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project forward with a planned Final Investment Decision in Q3 2026 and a significant 40% increase in the Dazzler Deposit resource.

VBX Limited has secured crucial environmental approvals to optimise its Wuudagu bauxite project and signed a $10 million indicative prepayment and offtake facility, alongside a framework agreement with a major Chinese aluminium group, amid robust market demand.

Vanadium Resources pivots to a co-production V-Iron Plant at Steelpoortdrift, securing a non-binding offtake with US Vanadium and appointing Rand Merchant Bank to drive project financing.