Negotiations over a new power contract for Tasmania’s Bell Bay aluminium smelter remain deadlocked, with Hydro Tasmania and Rio Tinto about $60 million a year apart, or $600 million over 10 years. The federal government’s $2 billion green aluminium credit scheme is not due to begin for two years, and the state government’s push for support has so far failed. Separately, an EY report found a related company loaned $191 million from the manganese smelter business to other GFG Alliance entities, deepening concerns about financial fragility. Residents and local groups fear that if the aluminium smelter closes, George Town’s economy could be severely hit.

Accel posted a standalone net profit of ₹5.44 crore in FY26, up 305% from the prior year, helped by a ₹1.30 crore reduction in finance costs. Revenue from operations edged up 0.8% to ₹164.33 crore, while EBITDA slipped 2.1% to ₹16.03 crore due to costs linked to new labor codes. In its realty business, turnover rose 21.4% to ₹7.90 crore. The board did not recommend a FY26 dividend and the company completed the amalgamation of Accel Media Ventures.

Vodafone UK has launched its first pay-TV product alongside “SuperMobile”, a new 5G+ mobile broadband option that it says can deliver up to 4x faster data speeds for an extra fee. The launches form part of VodafoneThree’s post-merger plan to invest £11bn to upgrade the UK’s 5G network over the next decade. The company is targeting 5G Standalone coverage of more than 99.95% of the UK population by 2034 and says its 5G+ population coverage has risen from 46% to 60%.

Dell Technologies’ shares jumped after its earnings report as the company posted a record $95 billion backlog for AI servers. Dell also raised its full-year revenue and profit guidance. The update underscores strong demand for data-center AI infrastructure and strengthens Dell’s position in the market.

Derivatives turnover on India’s National Stock Exchange fell to an 18-month low, while economist Neelkanth Mishra said GDP data cannot be manipulated. Dell Technologies has more than tripled in 2026 on optimism over AI-infrastructure demand, and Snowflake surged 22% in after-hours trading after beating estimates and raising guidance. PayPal cut about 600 jobs in India as part of a global restructuring, and Jefferies initiated coverage of Welspun Corp with a target price implying about 29% upside.

Gas from Australia’s Beetaloo Basin has begun flowing to Darwin, and Jemena has outlined a plan to build a 400-kilometre pipeline connection to the Northern Gas Pipeline (NGP), the only route linking Northern Territory gas to the east coast. APA Group has also begun environmental assessment for a proposed 1,500-kilometre pipeline that would run directly from Beetaloo to southwest Queensland. Both projects would require environmental approvals from the Queensland, Northern Territory and federal governments.

Data show Solana ranked first in app revenue in August, bringing in $143M. That figure accounted for 38% of all onchain app revenue. The metric underscores Solana’s strong position in the decentralized application sector, with revenue ahead of other blockchain ecosystems.

Palantir (PLTR) fell 5.81% to close at $169.46 on September 2, 2026, as a broad software selloff and higher long-term Treasury yields pressured growth-stock valuations. This draft examines the session's market drivers, the risks around the move, and the technical levels that frame the next trading decision.