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Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX:TPW) closed at AUD 5.81, down 3.97%, during theTrading sessionon 10 August 2026. TheS&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Indexdeclined 0.45% during the session, with Temple & Webster underperforming the sector as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of its upcoming …

The company reported record fourth-quarter FY2026 revenue of A$7.8 million, a 417 per cent increase on the same quarter a year earlier. For the full 2026 financial year, revenue reached A$18.1 million, up 376 per cent from A$3.8 million in FY2025 — a scale …

The dispute matters less for its dollars than for what it reveals about how seriously the fast-fashion jewellery chain takes the threat from Harli + Harpa, the rival launched by former Lovisa boss Shane Fallscheer. It also offers a useful lesson in separating noise …

The most concrete AI move came on 3 July 2026, when Nine and Microsoft announced an Australian-first agreement allowing Microsoft's Copilot assistant to reference Nine's journalism to ground its answers in verified reporting. The deal spans The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, …

The word "non-cash" matters. This is an accounting recognition that assets on Treasury's balance sheet — production and property, plant and equipment, leased assets, inventory and certain brand carrying values — are worth less than their previously stated book value. No cash walked out …

For a company whose ASX shares changed hands around 85 cents before takeover interest surfaced, the outcome caps an unusually public auction. Private equity and infrastructure money circled the business for most of 2026, and the board's decision to hold out for a higher …

The decisive escalation came on Saturday 9 August, when Canada's Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX: EFN) lobbed a non-binding indicative proposal to acquire FleetPartners for A$3.80 per share in cash, implying an equity value of roughly A$820 million (about US$578 million). Element has structured …