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Eightco Holdings said its holdings totaled about $389 million as of Aug. 19, 2026, including an indirect $90 million investment in OpenAI through SPVs and an $18 million funded investment in Beast Industries. The company also reported holdings of more than 16,000 ETH and nearly 302 million WLD tokens, plus about $132 million in cash and stablecoins. Eightco said it repurchased 14 million shares over the past two weeks to reflect confidence in its assets and strategy.

Metacon said net revenue for the second quarter of 2026 was SEK 65 million, up 15% year on year. Net revenue for the first half totalled SEK 138 million, an increase of 30% from the same period a year earlier. The company reported an EBITDA loss of SEK 29.2 million and an earnings per share loss of SEK 0.03. Metacon also said it had received about EUR 4.1 million in customer payments, announced on April 29.

Abu Dhabi-based food and beverage group Agthia (AGTHIA:UH) reported first-half 2026 revenue of AED 2.6 billion, up 7.4% year on year. EBITDA rose 35.8% to AED 310.5 million, with margin expanding 250 basis points to 11.9%, while net profit climbed 147.4% to AED 121.4 million. The company also increased its interim dividend by 14.4%, reflecting progress in its transformation and support from the UAE food security program.

Universal Music Group (UMG) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of €3,294 million, up 10.5% year on year, or 13.3% in constant currency. The company said the increase was supported by the consolidation of Downtown Music Holdings, pricing benefits from Streaming 2.0 agreements, and strong physical, licensing and other sales. For the first half of 2026, revenue rose to €6,194 million, up 5.3% year on year, or 10.8% in constant currency. Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2026 was €674 million, down 0.3% year on year, while the adjusted EBITDA margin fell 2.2pp to 20.5%.

UAE telecom group e& reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of AED 38.1 billion, up 11.6% year on year. EBITDA rose 13.1% to AED 17.7 billion, with a margin of 46.5%. Net profit was AED 6.0 billion, up 2.4% year on year after excluding the gain from the sale of Khazna and the Maroc Telecom settlement in H1 2025. The company said it is resetting its portfolio, including selling its Vodafone stake at a premium and partially selling a 12.5% stake in Careem Technologies.

Tetragon Financial Group Limited said on 29 July 2026 that its board declared a cash dividend of U.S.$ 0.12 per share for the second quarter of 2026. The ex-dividend date is 31 July 2026, with a 3 August 2026 record date, and payments scheduled from 26 August 2026. Shareholders can elect to receive the dividend in shares by 13 August 2026; those who do not elect will receive cash. The company also said it intends to conduct a tender offer for nonvoting shares with a maximum value of up to U.S.$50 million, with shares to be held as treasury stock.

BioArctic AB said its global partner Eisai reported Leqembi® sales of 29.3 billion yen in the second quarter of 2026. Based on those sales, BioArctic is set to receive SEK 179 million in royalties, up about 10% year on year when excluding a one-off stockpiling impact in China in Q2 2025. The company said the royalty income reflects the monetization of its core commercialization rights and supports its equity fundamentals.

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