Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen (24) could be on his way to join BlueCo-owned Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg, as reported by Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. The Denmark international could be the third Chelsea goalkeeper to join the Alsatians in three seasons, following in the footsteps of Djordje Petrovic and Mike Penders. The outlet understands that Jörgensen is expected to link up with Strasbourg in the next hours after initial talks with Strasbourg head coach Hugo Oliveira.
Oliveira, a former goalkeeping coach turned manager, emphasised the importance of a goalkeeper being heavily involved in build-up play. Jörgensen joined Chelsea from Villarreal two years ago. Those last campaigns, he was mainly Robert Sanchez's understudy at Stamford Bridge. The Sweden-born Denmark international featured 36 times for Chelsea in all competitions.
Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace understands that a loan move is in the works, but no agreement has been reached yet.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval

#strasbourg #rgensen #derni #nouvelles

Charlotte Naughton's golfing career was already on an upward trajectory, but the teenager will hit fast forward.
That is because she is preparing to tee up in the AIG Women's Open - the first major of her career.
Still 18, Naughton only secured her spot at Royal Lytham & St Annes this week by virtue of winning the European Ladies Amateur Championship in Sweden on Sunday.
Now the young amateur heads to Lancashire to take her place alongside Charley Hull, Nelly Korda and the other star names of women's golf when the tournament begins on Thursday.
"I've always dreamed about it," Naughton told BBC Radio Newcastle. "I never really knew it would come this quick but I'm so happy and so proud to be able to play."

#Career #open

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Bryan Hipsher was named chief financial officer of Dow Jones, the professional news and services division within News Corp. that includes The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch. Hipsher, who will join the company on Sept. 8, most recently spent seven years as CFO of Dun & Bradstreet. He earlier was a senior vice president of finance at Black Knight. He started his career at Fidelity National Financial and Fidelity Information Services. Hipsher replaces interim CFO Brian Carlesimo, who has been in the role since January. Carlesimo, who has been senior vice president of finance at Dow Jones since 2025, stepped in for Jared DiPalma when he became deputy CFO of News Corp.
Chanel has appointed Helene de Tissot as its ⁠new chief financial officer, starting in October. De Tissot will join the French luxury fashion company in October. For the last 23 years, she has worked at French distiller Pernod Ricard, the owner of spirits brands including Absolut vodka and Jameson whiskey. She has been executive vice president of finance and IT of Pernod Ricard since 2018, according to her LinkedIn profile. De Tissot succeeds Philippe Blondiaux, who is retiring at the end of the year. Blondiaux has been CFO since 2011.
Pernod Ricard promoted Mauve Croizat to EVP of finance and technology, effective Oct. 1, to succeed Helene de Tissot. Croizat has worked at Pernod Ricard for almost 20 years, where she has held senior leadership positions across finance, business development and general management in France, the U.S. and Sweden. She was most recently global senior vice president of transformation, a role she has held since 2023.
Sharon McCollam, president and chief financial officer of Albertsons, will retire later this year. The company is currently looking for her replacement, and McCollam will remain in her role at the food and drug retailer until her successor is named. She will then remain with the company in an advisory capacity until Feb. 27, 2027. McCollam retired from Best Buy in 2016, where she was EVP, chief administrative officer and CFO, before joining Albertsons in 2021. She previously held leadership positions at Williams-Sonoma, including chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

#financial

July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. equity holdings have surpassed real estate as a share of net financial wealth for ‌the first time since World War Two, Goldman Sachs ‌said, underscoring how stocks have become a dominant driver of household wealth and consumer spending."Equity gains have been the dominant driver of household wealth accumulation and the main contributor to a positive wealth effect on consumer spending," the brokerage said in a note on Thursday.
Here ‌are some details:
• Equity ⁠allocations among U.S. and Australasian households are approaching 50% of financial ****** ets, surpassing the levels seen ⁠during the dot-com era, Goldman noted.
• Households in the U.S., Australia and Sweden have the highest exposure to equities, while those in Europe and ****** an remain comparatively under-invested in stocks and hold a ‌larger share of their wealth in cash, the bank said.
• Strong stock-market gains since the global financial crisis, particularly over the past three to four years, have increased equities' share of global financial ****** ets and investor portfolios, with technology stocks accounting for ‌a growing portion of those holdings, Goldman said.

#Equity #Share #dominant

By Johan Ahlander
STOCKHOLM, July 23 (Reuters) - After championing huge policy shifts in Sweden by propping up a minority centre-right government for four years, the far-right Sweden Democrats say they have won the political arguments and now deserve a share of power for themselves.
But it is a demand that could prove a step too far for voters in an election in September, and potentially ‌bring down Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. The prime minister, who once told a Holocaust survivor he would never cooperate with the Sweden Democrats, now says he has lifted those "red lines".
Sweden, the stalwart of European ‌socialism for generations, has undergone a startling rightward shift in policy and public opinion in recent years, especially over immigration in a country where one person in five was born abroad.
The number of asylum seekers last year was down 97% from the peak a decade ago. One of Europe's most welcoming immigration systems has become one of its most stringent: newcomers face employment restrictions, language and culture tests, and reduced welfare payouts. Immigrants who break the law can be swiftly expelled, and others are offered payments to leave voluntarily.

#Sweden #minister #johan

Stoke City goalkeeper Viktor Johansson says he is hungrier than ever to get back playing for the Championship club.
The 27-year-old was part of the Sweden squad at the World Cup but did not make an appearance as Graham Potter's side reached the last 32, where they were beaten by France.
Johansson missed four months of last season after dislocating his shoulder against Sheffield United in December, only returning for the final game of the campaign at Bristol City, before agreeing a new four-year deal with the Potters in May.
"This is probably one of the first years in my career that it felt like coming home - I missed it so much during the off-season and my family missed it as well," he told BBC Radio Stoke.
"That tells you a lot about the club and how we feel at home which is a nice feeling and seeing Svante (Ingelsson) here as well who I have been playing with in previous years and how he's fitting into the group."

#stoke #playing

South Korean contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Samsung Biologics has been on a steep upward growth trajectory since receiving its first licence to produce biologic drug substances in 2015.
That FDA approval was followed in 2016 by a Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance from the EMA for biologics drug substance and drug product, and the company now has over 450 approvals from regulators around the world. The expansion of Samsung's manufacturing licences is mirrored in the growth of its performance, which saw it achieve revenues of $3.1bn (Won4,557bn) in 2025, a 30% increase from the previous year.
Until now, that work has been centred on the Songdo Bio Cluster in the South Korean city of Incheon, where Samsung will have three campuses, having recently acquired land for Bio Campus III, which will be set aside for future modalities including work on cell and gene therapies and vaccines. The cluster will also be the location for Samsung's forthcoming open innovation centre, which is due to open in 2027 and is being built in partnership with Lilly Gateway Labs. But a key part of the company's plans for continued growth involves adding capacity outside its home country.
On 20 July 2026, Samsung unveiled its plans for the $1.8bn (SFr1.46bn) acquisition of PolyPeptide Group, which specialises in peptide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and produces one third of the commercially approved peptides in the world. In addition to expanding Samsung's capabilities beyond antibodies and ADCs and into peptide therapeutics, including GLP-1s, its deal with the Swiss CDMO also comes with a network of sites across Sweden, Belgium, France, the US, and India, together with a corporate office in Switzerland and an innovation centre in Strasbourg, France.
The PolyPeptide deal is expected to close before the end of 2026, when it will build on Samsung's first major M&A transaction of the year. That saw the South Korean CDMO complete its $280M acquisition of GSK's Rockville, MD, US facility on March 31, 2026. The agreement gave Samsung its first US manufacturing presence and an additional 60,000L of drug substance capacity, increasing its global capacity to 845,000L.

#south

Welcome to the dog days of summer.
With the whirlwind of June official visits, camps, and commitment flips behind us, things have started to slow down on the recruiting trail for Penn State. Still, Matt Campbell’s crew has been working behind the scenes enough over the last few weeks to generate some buzz.
Penn State went out of its comfort zone and scooped up three-star offensive lineman Oscar Webersink last week. He’ll fully make the switch to American football and attend high school in Connecticut, where 247Sports already considered him the state’s No. 3 prospect, this fall.
I like this move by Campbell a lot. Webersink is 6-foot-8 and already weighs 290 pounds — an athletic freak by every marker. It might be a long shot that he’ll develop into an NFL-caliber star, but the risk is certainly worth it for Penn State. Every class needs its fair share of lower-rated players with upside, so why not go find them in Sweden?
Four-star Pennsylvania quarterback James Armstrong, who made the call for Penn State in early July, recently went on record with some strong words about his commitment to the Nittany Lions.

#campbell

Stephen A. Smith delivered a forceful defense of capitalism and the American dream Thursday on his SiriusXM program, "Straight Shooter with Stephen A.," accusing the socialist wing of the Democratic Party of portraying the United States as the source of Americans' economic struggles.
"This ain't Denmark. This ain't Finland. This ain't Sweden. This is the United States of America," Smith said.
The ESPN commentator argued that the United States remained a destination for people who believe hard work and individual ambition can provide opportunities unavailable elsewhere.
"You roll over to these borders with the vision and the fantasy and the passion that, 'Yo, here I can achieve anything,'" Smith said.
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Arsenal are actively ******* sing the market for attacking additions and one of the more intriguing possibilities now under discussion is Julian Alvarez. According to talkSPORT, the Gunners are alert to the chance of signing the Argentina international this summer, with early contacts already touching on creative deal structures involving Viktor Gyokeres.
The situation around Alvarez is developing quickly. He has reportedly told Atletico Madrid he wants to leave, with Barcelona described as his preferred destination. Atletico, however, are reluctant to sell to a direct LaLiga rival, especially after already rejecting an £86million offer and directing interested parties towards a £432m release clause. Real Madrid also failed to make progress, with Atletico said to have been angered by a £129m approach earlier in the window.
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Against that backdrop, ******* nal have explored whether Gyokeres could be used as a makeweight in negotiations. At this stage, that appears to be no more than an exploratory concept. Atletico hold interest in the Sweden striker, but ******* nal have not yet decided whether they would sanction any sale, and talks over Alvarez remain at an early stage.
What is clear is that ******* nal's recruitment team are keeping several attacking tracks alive at once. Interest in Morgan Rogers continues, while positive discussions are also ongoing with Club Brugge over Greek winger Christos Tzolis. Those moves are understood to be separate from any attempt to land Alvarez, underlining the club's desire to add flexibility and variety in the final third after Leandro Trossard's £17million move to Besiktas was confirmed.

Lamine Yamal is set to make yet more World Cup history after helping Spain reach the final with victory over France. When he takes to the pitch at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, the Barcelona teenager will become the third-youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup final.
Although the 19-year-old has not produced quite the same numbers as earlier in the tournament, he still played a decisive role in Spain's 2-0 semi-final win. Yamal won the penalty that Mikel Oyarzabal converted to open the scoring and also had a goal ruled out for a marginal offside.
Spain's victory booked only the second World Cup final in the nation's history and gives Yamal the chance to become a world champion before his 20th birthday. On the day of the final, he will be 19 years and six days old, making him younger than Kylian Mbappé was when France defeated Croatia in the 2018 final. Mbappé, who was 19 years and 207 days old, previously ranked third on the all-time list.
Only two players have featured in a World Cup final at a younger age. The record belongs to Pelé, who was just 17 years and 249 days old when he scored twice in Brazil's famous 5-2 victory over Sweden in the 1958 final, becoming the youngest player ever to score in the showpiece.
Second on the list is former Italy defender Giuseppe Bergomi, who was 18 years and 174 days old when the Azzurri beat West Germany to win the 1982 World Cup. Yamal now has the opportunity to join that exclusive company.

The back injury that France's centre-back William Saliba (25) had been carrying since the later stages of the domestic season finally caught up with him as he was forced off during the first half of les Bleus' semi-final defeat to Spain.
Arsenal defender Saliba had been playing through the pain in order to help the Gunners to win their first ****** le since 2004 and, while the injury had been kept largely under wraps, once the domestic season was over it became the main concern for France ahead of Deschamps' squad announcement.
The national team's staff have largely managed Saliba's back problem well, resting him in friendlies and against Norway in the final group match and dispensing him from much of France's training sessions.
Saliba's performances throughout the tournament alongside Dayot Upamecano had been excellent, despite his showing some signs of discomfort on the poor pitch of the MetLife stadium against Sweden in the round of 32. The Premier League defender's ****** ured showings were a big reason why France had conceded only two goals (one of them in the Norway match) leading up to the semi-final.
However, with France 1-0 down following Spain's successful penalty, Saliba kicked the ball away and slowly lowered himself to the ground on the half-hour mark, saying that his back had gone. He was helped off the pitch looking understandably upset and was replaced by Maxence Lacroix. The Crystal Palace defender put in a good performance considering the difficult circumstances of his entry into the match, but could do nothing to prevent les Bleus' defeat.

For a man who led France with such distinction, it was not a Bastille Day to savour. Didier Deschamps led his country for longer than Charles de Gaulle, albeit in rather different roles and with a less bombastic style. But he is football's most decorated Frenchman on the global stage. On a day seemingly designed for the French, however, his World Cup in effect ended. Spain outclassed France in Dallas.
After 14 years, after this 14 July, his reign only has a third-place play-off to come. There will be no third World Cup for Deschamps as player or manager, no third consecutive final in the dugout. He can retire the dark suit and white shirt he wore even in the 100-degree heat of Philadelphia. He can still figure in the conversations for the best World Cup manager of all, but victory in New York on Sunday could have rendered him the nonpareil.
"It was not important on a personal level if I leave in a semi-final or final," said Deschamps. In a sense, there was no false modesty; Deschamps has not made it about him, always designing his team around his players, not vice-versa. Yet when he reached the end, it was to a side built around a philosophy, a style of play, an identity. In a sense, Deschamps has seemed the ultimate international manager: because international football can be based around building an environment that players enjoy and decided by moments. Kylian Mbappe can be the best moments player in the world, France the best moments team: but there were no moments against Spain, who suffocated the French forwards and passed with intelligence. They were less reliant on the spectacular.
Until they reached Texas, Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise had obliged; against Senegal, Iraq, Norway and Sweden, and then in a six-minute burst against Morocco. It illustrated that France possessed attacking talent of the highest quality in greater depth than anyone else. Olise was outstanding in the first four games, when France scored 13 goals; less so in the last three, when they got three. Dembele, after his 2022 World Cup ended so ignominiously, proved there were second acts in Deschamps' France, with five goals. Mbappe delivered in every match, except against Spain, before pointing the finger elsewhere in the aftermath of this comprehensive loss.
For much of his tenure, Deschamps was deemed a dullard; maybe unfairly, given his sides have scored four and three in World Cup finals. At the last, and even as France barely threatened the Spain goal, he may have perished by being too adventurous. The tournament began with an underlying question if he should bring in a third midfielder, sacrificing whichever of Desire Doue or Bradley Barcola started for more solidity, and with the ***** umption he would do it at the business end of the competition. If ever there was a time to do it, it was against Spain's pass masters. But Deschamps stuck with 4-2-3-1 and, too often, Spain manoeuvred their way around France in midfield. Deschamps' difficulties were

Viktor Gyokeres may be used as a makeweight to bring Julian Alvarez to ***** nal, Liverpool have made contract with Paris St-Germain over a transfer for Bradley Barcola, while Tottenham captain Cristian Romero is set to leave the club.
Arsenal have explored the possibility of offering Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 28, as part of a deal for Atletico Madrid's Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 26. (Talksport)
Barcelona will resume their pursuit of Alvarez after the World Cup and could also include one of their players as part of the deal. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
Barcelona want to offer Spain forward Ferran Torres, 26, a new contract amid interest from Paris St-Germain, but plan to wait until September because of financial regulations. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
Liverpool have made fresh contact with Paris St-Germain over a potential summer move for France forward Bradley Barcola, 23. (TeamTalk)

Penn State's newest addition to the Class of 2027 is adding a little international flair to the recruiting class. On Tuesday, offensive lineman Oscar Webersink committed to the Penn State program following an official visit over the weekend. Webersink is a native of Sweden, but will be playing high school football in Connecticut for St. Thomas More in Oakdale, Connecticut.
Webersink is rated as a three-star recruit according to his profile on 247Sports. Webersink is rated as the No. 3 overall player out of Connecticut and the 76th offensive lineman in the nation. Measuring 6'-8" and 290 pounds, Webersink is the fifth offensive lineman currently in the fold for Penn State's Class of 2027. Webersink reportedly committed to Penn State over offers from West Virginia, Northwestern, and Florida State. Once Penn State entered the conversation, the Nittany Lions emerged as the favorite in the recruiting battle.
Webersink is a bit of a work in progress, but he has taken to the game quite quickly. Webersink picked up football as an exchange student in 2023, and he continued playing American football when he returned home in a Swedish league. He has since continued to make appearances at various football camps, including one at Penn State. He will likely take some time to develop a bit before he eventually hopes to contribute in the trenches at this level.
Webersink joins a recruiting class that also includes offensive linemen David Tarawallie, Owen Reilly, Ryan Robbins, and Jon Sassic. Each of those players has committed to Penn State following the hiring of Matt Campbell as head coach.
Penn State's national recruiting ranking prior to the commitment of Webersink was No. 20 in the nation according to the most recent update to the 247Sports composite team rankings. Penn State's Class of 2027 ranks seventh among Big Ten programs.

Ludvig Åberg’s U.K. fortnight didn’t get off to the best of starts.
Prior to last week’s Genesis Scottish Open, Åberg had to replace his driver shaft and launch monitor after both were damaged on his travel overseas.
Åberg flew from Boston to his native Sweden following the Travelers Championship, though his bags, including his golf bags, didn’t join him for three days. When they finally arrived, Åberg discovered the damage.
“When I pulled it out my driver was snapped in half,” Åberg said during an on-course interview on Tuesday at Royal Birkdale. “My Foresight, the [GC] Quad that I use, was cracked in half.”
Åberg missed the cut last Friday at Renaissance Club and enters this week’s Open Championship without a top-10 finish since his T-4 at the PGA Championship. However, Åberg has been solid in recent majors, currently riding a streak of four straight top-25s in those biggest events since missing back-to-back cuts, at last year’s PGA and U.S. Open.

PARIS (AP) — Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv's experience in fighting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years.
"Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe," the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He was asking two dozen leaders for help in developing measures against Russia's missile attacks that have pummeled his country and made the rest of Europe wary of Moscow's wider ambitions on the continent.
Zelenskyy and the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom said they recognized "the growing threat posed by ballistic missiles," which are harder to stop than cruise missiles or drones.
"We believe that protecting Europe requires a comprehensive solution, in the form of an integrated missile defense architecture, to deter and neutralize future missile threats," the statement said. "We recognize Ukraine's unique experience, gained through its defense against the war of aggression waged by Russia."

FIFA revealed the referee who will take charge of France vs. Spain in the first World Cup semifinal: Iván Bartón.
The Salvadoran referee has experience in highly demanding Concacaf matches, such as the Gold Cup, Copa América, World Cup qualifiers, and the Concacaf Nations League.
During his World Cup campaign, he officiated the matches between Turkey and Paraguay, ****** an and Sweden, as well as the round of 16 clash between Colombia and Switzerland.
It will also be a historic moment, as he is the first Salvadoran referee to officiate a World Cup semifinal.

Jets' Viggo Bjorck makes crucial decision on team for upcoming season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Viggo Bjorck had a decision to make.
And while there's still time for things to change, the Winnipeg Jets' No. 8 overall pick has taken a step in an exciting direction.
Bjorck is leaving his club team in Sweden, Djurgarden IF:
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Dennis Hildeby has been enjoying the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In fact, right before Belgium played Senegal in the Round of 32, the goalie was still a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
That's when he got the call that he was being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a deal that landed forward Nick Paul back to Toronto.
"It was definitely a first for me," Hildeby told local media in Sweden, with the translation via Daily Faceoff. "I'd never experienced being traded before. As a player, you always know it's possible, so it's always somewhere in the back of your mind. There had already been a lot of movement around the league, so I knew there was a chance I could be next."

Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest have opened talks over a potential move for highly rated midfielder Lucas Bergvall. While Spurs are not actively looking to sell the Sweden international, a transfer could be sanctioned if their valuation is met. Roberto De Zerbi is at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Despite being named Tottenham Hotspur Official Supporters' Player of the Season for 2024/25, the 'unstoppable' 20-year-old struggled for game time last term. Since Roberto De Zerbi's appointment in March, Bergvall has been largely frozen out, logging just 112 minutes and making only one start in the season's final stretch. With Spurs aggressively reshaping their midfield with the marquee arrivals of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, Bergvall's camp is increasingly concerned his path to regular first-team football will be blocked.
Bergvall, who recently featured for Sweden at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, outlined his priorities after his nation's knockout exit. The midfielder emphasised that consistent game time in his preferred central role is his primary objective. As a result, he has informed the Spurs hierarchy of his desire to seek a fresh challenge that will provide a clear developmental pathway.
For Nottingham Forest, signing a talent like Bergvall would represent a major statement of intent under new head coach Oliver Glasner. Midfield reinforcements have become a priority for Forest following the record-breaking £116 million sale of England international Elliot Anderson to Manchester City. The club are prepared to use their newly acquired funds to secure a new midfield general, but meeting Tottenham's valuation remains a significant challenge. Spurs are believed to be seeking around £50 million for Bergvall, who is also attracting interest from Newcastle United.

In a recent report, Fichajes claimed that Liverpool are set to rival ******* nal for Paris Saint-Germain star Bradley Barcola. It has been revealed that the Reds would have to pay €150m to win the race for the French wide player this off-season.
Barcola enjoyed a good run of form at the French club in the previous campaign when he produced a series of impressive displays for them on the left flank. The 23-year-old scored 13 times and picked up seven ******* ists in 49 matches for the French outfit last season in all competitions.
The French sensation is currently one of the most talented wingers in Ligue 1. Thus, it is no surprise that the Reds are in the mix to sign the France international this off-season.
His current contract at the French club will run out in the summer of 2028, which could make it tough for Liverpool to land him on a cut-price deal later this year.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 30: Bradley Barcola #12 of France celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between France and Sweden at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 30, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Boudewijn Zenden has warned that Liverpool could risk antagonising two of their current players if they were to spend upwards of £80m on another striker.
The Reds invested roughly £200m on two centre-forwards in Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak last summer, although both have since suffered long-term injuries.
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The Sweden international broke his leg just before Christmas and had only just returned in April when the Frenchman suffered an Achilles injury which is projected to sideline him for the remainder of 2026.
It's left new head coach Andoni Iraola relying heavily on the 26-year-old to remain consistently fit for the first half of next season, although Zenden has warned that spending big on another striker could create problems at Liverpool rather than solving them.

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Alkane Resources Ltd (ASX:ALK, OTC:ALKEF) has ended FY2026 in the top half of production guidance after delivering 42,491 gold-equivalent ounces in the June quarter and lifting closing cash by $104 million to $432 million.
The company produced 168,337 gold-equivalent ounces for the full year, placing it in the upper half of its 160,000 to 175,000-ounce guidance range.
Quarterly production came from Alkane's three operating mines: Tomingley in New South Wales, Costerfield in Victoria and Björkdal in Sweden.
Tomingley contributed 20,896 ounces of gold for the quarter and 82,973 ounces for the full year, while Costerfield produced 10,117 ounces of gold and 456 tonnes of antimony, equal to 11,659 gold-equivalent ounces. Björkdal added 9,935 ounces of gold in the quarter.
Consolidated June-quarter output was 40,949 ounces of gold and 456 tonnes of antimony, or 42,491 gold-equivalent ounces.

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Buy now, pay later juggernaut Klarna is banking on delivering more financial services.
To that end, the company that grew up in Sweden applied with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Utah's Department of Financial Institutions on Monday for a charter to run an industrial bank.
Klarna already operates as a bank in Europe, under a license it has had since 2017, but in the U.S. it has partnered with financial institutions, often WebBank, to offer some of its array of financial services.
A spokesperson for Klarna declined to comment on other bank partners or intermediaries.

Of the 48 nations competing at the 2026 World Cup, 40 have now been eliminated following the conclusion of the group stage, round of 32 and round of 16.
From the first 16 to exit, 12 finished bottom of their respective groups.
The Czech Republic, Qatar, Haiti, Turkey, Curacao, Tunisia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Panama all finished as fourth-placed sides in the group.
Iran, South Korea, Scotland and Uruguay were also knocked out as the four third-placed sides with the worst records in the group stage.
South Africa, ******* an, Germany, the Netherlands, Ivory Coast, Sweden, Ecuador, DR Congo, Senegal, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Austria, Cape Verde, Australia, Algeria and Ghana all departed after losing in the round of 32.

The World Cup is down to just eight teams, with a heavyweight line-up set to do battle in the quarter-finals from Thursday.
AFP Sport looks at the match-ups, all of which are taking place in the United States.
France v Morocco
Imperious France have lived up to their billing as World Cup favourites, sweeping through the group stage and swatting aside Sweden before edging past Paraguay in the last 16.
It is difficult to see any team keeping Didier Deschamps' men quiet, given their embarrassment of riches in attack, including Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and the wonderfully creative Michael Olise.

As confirmed by the club, Bazoumana Touré has left Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim to join Premier League outfit Newcastle United. The lightning-quick winger moves to St. James' Park for a club-record transfer fee, reported to be in the region of €50 million.
"Since joining from Sweden in February 2025, Bazou has undergone an extraordinary development – a fact largely attributable to the coaching team led by Chris Ilzer. His performances were instrumental in the second-best season in the club's history," said Hoffenheim sporting director Andreas Schicker.
"Of course, we would have loved to keep Bazou with us. However, it is in line with TSG's DNA and our chosen path to sign highly talented players and, together with our coaching team, to develop them systematically and enable them to make the step up to elite clubs. We sincerely wish Bazou all the best and much success for his future endeavours and the challenge of the Premier League."
Touré's transfer surpasses the fee Newcastle paid for Joelinton in the summer of 2019, making the Ivorian Hoffenheim's biggest sale in club history.
Reflecting on his departure from the Kraichgau club, Touré said:

The race for the golden boot at the World Cup is hurtling towards an epic contest during the knockout stage as Kylian Mbappe went back ahead of Lionel Messi at the top of the standings, with Harry Kane and Erling Haaland also very much in the race.
The stars continue to dominate at this tournament, none more so than Mbappe, who got up and running with a brace against Senegal before notching another against Iraq, and a third double against Sweden in the round of 32. He then added another in the last 16, scoring a crucial goal from the spot against Paraguay to take his tally to seven.
His two ****** ists have him ahead of Messi, who has regardless sparkled in North America in also scoring seven goals. His opening hat-trick against Algeria was followed by a double against Austria – a game in which he highlighted one of his greatest traits, resilience, after a penalty miss, to break the all-time World Cup scoring record. Another goal arrived off the bench against Jordan, before he inevitably scored in their slender last-32 win over Cape Verde.
Elsewhere, Haaland scored for the 13th straight international when he netted an 86th-minute winner in Norway’s last-32 clash with Ivory Coast to send his side into the next round and move on to five goals for the tournament. Harry Kane is right there with him, too, having saved England with a double against DR Congo.
Mikel Oyarzabal threw his hat into the ring as his brace against Austria brought his total to four, and while Cristiano Ronaldo does have some catching up to do, he scored from the spot in his side’s dramatic knockout win over Croatia to keep himself somewhat into the mix.