Newswire: Feb 10, 2026 2:39 AM EST

Highlights:

• ASX CEO Helen Lofthouse will step down in May following her embattled tenure at the Australian exchange operator. Source

• Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena met Q4 profit expectations as CEO focuses on implementing the Mediobanca takeover. Source

• Barclays pledged to return at least £15 billion to shareholders through 2028 after beating profit expectations. Source

• AstraZeneca expects continued profit growth this year driven by cancer drug sales as it offsets diabetes medicine patent expiry. Source

• Brookfield Asset Management nears $1.9 billion deal to acquire Dentsu Group's Tokyo headquarters building. Source

• Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap lost their final bid to avoid trials over school district claims that social media platforms harmed student mental health. Source

• Alibaba launched open-source AI model "RynnBrain" designed to help robots perform real-world tasks. Source

• Honda maintained annual profit guidance despite weak quarterly sales and US tariff pressures. Source