Kincora Copper (ASX & TSXV:KCC) has inked agreements to divest its Mongolian asset portfolio for US$10 million, marking a significant milestone in the company`s transition to an Australia-focused explorer and prospect generator. Following the previously received US$1.5 million option payment, Kincora is set to receive another US$3.5 million within five business days, with the final US$5 million expected to be released from escrow when the transaction ties up later this year. CEO Sam Spring joins The Stock Network`s Lel Smits to discuss what the transaction means for Kincora`s balance sheet, its Australian growth strategy, and the next catalysts as drilling continues across its NSW portfolio.

🇲🇳 US$10 million divestment strengthens the balance sheet
⚒️ Current drilling activities
🤝 More deals and other activities

Tasmea (ASX:TEA) completes its acquisition of Maxim Group. The buy strengthens the company’s electrical services business and expands its presence in Australia`s growing data centre, infrastructure and energy sectors.

⚡ Acquisition complete: Maxim joins Tasmea with more than 450 completed projects, around 600 employees and expertise across electrical infrastructure.
🏗️ Growth markets: The acquisition increases Tasmea`s exposure to data centres, major infrastructure, BESS and renewable energy.
📈 FY27 contribution: Maxim is expected to contribute to Tasmea’s FY27 earnings, with the Electrical segment forecast to generate more than 50% of Group Underlying EBITA.

"We look forward to supporting their continued growth through our corporate services platform and broader specialist trades capability " – Tasmea Managing Director Stephen Young

Why does the stock market sometimes go up on bad economic news? We just saw this in the US when a weak jobs report came out with far fewer jobs than expected, yet the Dow closed at a record high. Here is the logic - a weak economy means the central bank is less likely to raise interest rates, and low rates are like fuel for the stock market enabling cheaper borrowing, more spending and higher stock prices.

Investors don`t just react to the news, they react to what the news means for interest rates. That`s why you`ll sometimes see grim headlines and a green market on the same day. The lesson? On Wall Street, sometimes “good” and “bad” isn’t about the economy but rather, what the central bank is expected to do next.

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SHAPE Australia (ASX:SHA) completes its acquisition of Australian Professional Shopfitters (APS), expanding its retail fitout capabilities and strengthening its national delivery offering.

🏗️ Acquisition complete: SHAPE has finalised the acquisition of APS after satisfying all conditions precedent, with the transaction completing on 1 July 2026.
🛍️ Retail capability expanded: APS adds specialist shopfitting, manufacturing and procurement capabilities, enhancing SHAPE`s ability to deliver retail projects at scale.
📈 Broader national offering: The acquisition strengthens SHAPE`s retail services across flagship stores, national rollouts, refurbishments and maintenance programs.

"We`re very pleased to welcome the APS team to SHAPE. Over more than 28 years, they`ve built a highly respected business with strong relationships across leading retail brands and a proven track record delivering national rollout programmes." – Peter Marix-Evans, SHAPE Australia CEO

49 Metals (ASX:49M) has reported another strong set of drilling results from its maiden RC program at the Gold Mountain Project in Nevada, extending a high-grade gold feeder structure with a new intercept of 6.1m at 5.0g/t Au within 15.2m at 2.4g/t Au. The latest results support geological interpretations that the high-grade corridor remains open in all directions, while assays are still pending from nine additional holes. CEO Phil Carter joins The Stock Network`s Lel Smits to discuss the significance of the latest drilling results, the emerging geological model, and the next catalysts as Gold Mountain continues to demonstrate the characteristics of a large epithermal gold systems.

🛘 High-grade feeder structure extended at Gold Mountain Project in Nevada
⚒️ What the geological model is revealing
🪓 Assays pending and next exploration steps

AI Private Opportunities Trust has listed on the ASX with the ticker code of AIX. The trust has been created to invest in the securities of private, non-publicly traded companies that are developing, enabling, or contributing to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies. These investments will include companies where AI is a key component of their value creation thesis. The potential investment universe spans the AI ecosystem, including AI being created to drive transformation across industries including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, logistics, defence, and technology.

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ReadyTech Holdings (ASX:RDY) secures its role as the Student Management System (SMS) platform provider for the Victorian TAFE Network, positioning the company as a long-term technology partner for one of Australia`s largest vocational education systems.

🎓 Victorian TAFE Network role secured: Following a competitive tender process, ReadyTech will provide the common SMS platform for Victoria`s network of 11 TAFE institutes. The agreement has an initial five-year term, with implementation to be progressed through future negotiations with individual TAFE institutes.
🤝 Building on established partnerships: The role expands ReadyTech`s existing relationships with Bendigo Kangan Institute, Chisholm Institute and Melbourne Polytechnic. The platform has been developed through a multi-year co-design process to support modern TAFE delivery and the growing convergence of vocational and higher education.
📚 Positioned for future digital transformation: While no revenue has been contracted and rollout timelines are yet to be determined, the agreement positions ReadyTech to support more than 170,000 TAFE students annually across Victoria as the network considers future implementation and digital transformation initiatives.

"This selection validates our long-term investment in an enterprise-grade education platform capable of supporting system-level transformation. What began as a co-designed partnership with Bendigo Kangan Institute has evolved into a platform now recognised as fit to support the future of the Victorian TAFE Network, and we are proud to be trusted as a long-term technology partner in this important work." – Marc Washbourne, ReadyTech Holdings CEO & Co-Founder

There`s a global memory chip shortage right now and it’s been dubbed, “RAMageddon”. Every device needs memory chips called RAM to work and RAM was more affordable until AI arrived and demand exploded. Now every AI company is racing to build data centres and those data centres are ravenous for memory.

As a result memory chip prices have more than tripled from their lows, as the big makers pour everything into AI and starve the consumer market. And now it`s hitting your wallet. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) just raised Mac and iPad prices, blaming memory costs, followed by Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox getting more expensive for the same reason.

AI might be the future. But right now, it`s a tax on the present and that’s why it’s been called RAMageddon.

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