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Oct 8 (Reuters) – NRW Holdings Ltd: * FY26 REVENUE GUIDANCE OVER A$4 BILLION, UNDERLYING EBITA A$255M-A$265M Further company coverage:

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Jesper Boqvist batted in the go-ahead goal with 10:20 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams in Sunrise, Fla. Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves to earn the win for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers. Florida also got goals from A.J. Greer and Carter Verhaeghe. Mackie Samoskevich added two assists. Spencer Knight, a former Panthers first-round pick, made 34 saves for Chicago, which is the second-youngest squad in the NHL this season. Frank Nazar scored a goal and added an assist for the Blackhawks. Teuvo Teravainen had Chicago's other goal, and Tyler Bertuzzi chipped in with two assists. Florida was essentially down five forwards for several minutes on Tuesday. Aleksander Barkov and Tomas Nosek are out long term due to knee injuries. Matthew Tkachuk (hernia) is likely out until January. Then, in Tuesday's second period, Sam Reinhart was hit in the mouth with a puck, and he required stitches. Evan Rodriguez got hit with the puck on his right knee. Both players returned later in the period. Florida trailed early but led 2-1 at the end of the first period. Blackhawks star Connor Bedard had an opportunity in the opening minutes, but his shot from the right circle went off of Bobrovsky's left shoulder and then the crossbar. Chicago opened the scoring with 9:57 left in the first period as Bertuzzi chipped the puck ahead for a Nazar breakaway. Nazar beat Bobrovsky glove-side. The Panthers' fourth line tied the score 63 seconds later as Greer shoved the puck in off Knight's body. Florida took a 2-1 lead on Verhaeghe's power-play goal with 5:52 remaining in the first. Samoskevich did the hard work along the boards, getting the puck to Verhaeghe, who scored from close range. That goal was set up when Brad Marchand drew a tripping penalty on Artyom Levshunov. Chicago tied the score 2-2 on Teravainen's goal with just 69 seconds gone in the second. Bertuzzi earned a secondary assist for his outlet pass, which started the rush. Then, Nazar's cross-ice pass to Teravainen resulted in the goal. Florida scored the winner in the third as Samoskevich's pass back to Boqvist was deflected. The puck floated to Boqvist, who batted it past Knight for the clincher. –Field Level Media

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LOS ANGELES — Even with their flaws exposed, the Los Angeles Dodgers get their first chance to advance out of the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies as the matchup shifts to the West Coast for Game 3 on Wednesday. Strong starting pitching and a late-strike offense allowed the Dodgers to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. An issue has been a bullpen that has carried its second-half struggles into the postseason. While the Dodgers rode their bullpen to a championship last season, manager Dave Roberts is crafting a new plan. The relievers combined for a 5.26 ERA in September and now have a 6.97 ERA through four postseason games. Los Angeles has worked around the problem by recording 26 of its 27 outs with three different starting pitchers in Game 1 and used three more starters in Game 2 that delivered 25 of the 27 outs. "It's unchartered territory for everyone," Roberts said of his pitching plan. "So there's a balance of trying to build up some type of consistency to then get to the next graduation point as far as back-to-back (games) or whatever it is. … Those are things that we talk about daily to put our players in the best position (for success)." Left-hander Tanner Scott led the club with 23 saves, but he also had 10 blown saves and hasn't even been used in the Dodgers' four playoff victories so far. In Game 3, top starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the call after he did not allow an earned run in 6 2/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds in the wild-card round. Yamamoto was 12-8 with a 2.49 ERA in 30 regular-season starts. The right-hander's only start against the Phillies in two seasons came in April when he gave up an unearned run over six innings and was left with the loss. The Phillies have received strong starting pitching over two games with nothing to show for it. Philadelphia also has bullpen concerns after its relievers gave up five runs in the past two games. On offense, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber are a combined 1-for-14 with eight strikeouts. Schwarber's issues go back to the regular season after he batted .204 with 36 strikeouts over 25 September games, although he did hit seven home runs. "It's kind of weird and crazy to see there's only been one homer hit in the first two games," Harper said. "Pitching has been good on both sides. I think there's been maybe two guys that have kind of played well on both sides." After using a pair of left-handed starters in the opening two games of the NLDS, the Phillies now turn to right-hander Aaron Nola, who was 5-10 with a career high 6.01 ERA in 17 regular-season starts after dealing with ankle and rib cage injuries. Left-handed starter Ranger Suarez will be available to back up Nola. In 12 career regular-season starts against the Dodgers, Nola is 3-3 with a 4.31 ERA and is 1-1 with a 3.76 ERA in four starts at Dodger Stadium. To give the series an entirely different look, the Phillies received approval from MLB to wear their powder blue throwback road uniforms on Wednesday. "They like playing in them so we had to go through a lot of hoops with Major League Baseball just to get it cleared," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy will make his first start of the series, while catcher Will Smith (hand) is a possibility to make his first start of the postseason. Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader (groin) is a game-time decision to start. –Doug Padilla, Field Level Media

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WELLINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – New Zealand's central bank surprised some in the markets by slashing its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 2.50% on Wednesday, suggesting policymakers were worried about the frail state of the economy and stood ready to act decisively. The decision went against 15 of 26 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll who had forecast the Reserve Bank of New Zealand would cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points. However, the larger cut wasn't totally unexpected as the remaining 11 economists had picked a 50-bp reduction and markets were primed for the RBNZ to pull harder on its monetary policy levers to inject impetus to a weakened economy. The central bank has cut rates by 300 basis points since August 2024, and with inflation within its target band of 1% to 3%, policymakers have leeway to lower borrowing costs further. (Reporting by Lucy Craymer Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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SYDNEY, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Australia will provide A$600 million ($395 million) over the next three years in financial support for Glencore's Mount Isa Copper Smelter and Townsville refinery in Queensland state. Funding will be provided in three payments of up to $200 million over the next three years, contingent on the completion of a transformation study, alongside other review points, Federal Industry Minister Tim Ayres said in a statement. The funding was announced by the federal and the Queensland state governments. ($1 = 1.5205 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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Both teams will be dealing with quarterback uncertainty when the Iowa Hawkeyes head to Madison, Wis., on Saturday for the annual battle for the Heartland Trophy. Iowa (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten), coming off a bye, lost 20-15 at home to seventh- ranked Indiana two weeks ago. Hawkeyes quarterback Mark Gronowski suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter and did not return. Wisconsin (2-3, 0-2) lost 24-10 at No. 15 Michigan on Saturday as third-string quarterback Hunter Simmons made his first start. The Hawkeyes have dominated the series in recent years, winning three straight and four of the last five. Iowa pounded the visiting Badgers 42-10 last season. Wisconsin leads the historic series, which dates to 1894, with a record of 49-47-2. "There's no doubt that what happened last year is something that's fresh in the minds of everybody on this team and a part of this program," said Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell on Monday. Gronowski has completed 68 of 106 passes for an average of 127.2 yards per game with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Backup Hank Brown completed 5 of 13 passes for 48 yards against Indiana. Jeremy Hecklinski is Iowa's third option at quarterback. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that Gronowski was medically cleared to play and was optimistic he would be ready for Wisconsin. "So far, so good," Ferentz said. "It's been encouraging. Certainly, he's getting some good work in. A week ago, I wasn't so optimistic, but we'll just take it as it goes this week." The Hawkeyes rank fourth nationally against the run, allowing just 69.4 yards per game. Iowa is 12th in total defense, surrendering 254.2 yards per contest, while averaging 327.4 on offense. Wisconsin starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr., a transfer from Maryland, suffered a sprained knee in the opening nonconference win over Miami (Ohio). Edwards tried to play in the Big Ten opener against Maryland, but came out after one series and did not play against the Wolverines. Danny O'Neil, a sophomore transfer from San Diego State, completed 23 of 27 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns in his first start, a 42-10 rout of Middle Tennessee. But he proceeded to struggle against Alabama and Maryland. Simmons, a redshirt senior transfer from Southern Illinois, completed 18 of 29 passes for 177 yards with one interception in the loss to Michigan. Fickell did not have an update Monday on Edwards' status, but said Simmons would probably start again if Edwards is unavailable, with O'Neil in the mix. Wisconsin, which scored just 34 points over its last three losses, is averaging 309.2 yards per game, while allowing 316.6. The Badgers also have been tough against the run, giving up just 75 yards per game, sixth-best in the country. Iowa's Kaden Wetjen leads the nation in punt returns at 31.5 yards per return with one touchdown and is second in kickoff returns at 35.5 yards and another score. –Field Level Media

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By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose to its strongest levels in six weeks in early Asian trading on Wednesday as risks around the U.S. government shutdown intensified, sparking fresh investor worries and boosting demand for safe haven assets. The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.50% to 98.616, its highest level since 27 August, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to carry out mass firings of federal workers during the standoff. "With no resolution to the government shutdown in sight, sentiment in financial markets deteriorated," analysts from Westpac wrote in a research report. With the shutdown entering its second week, the probability of an end to the shutdown within the next week stands at 26%, according to the betting site Polymarket. The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury bond edged up to 4.1307% compared with its U.S. close of 4.127% on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve is still widely expected to lower interest rates later this month, with Fed funds futures implying a 94.6% probability of a 25-basis-point cut, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool. Precious metals markets recorded fresh highs as investors sought safe havens, with U.S. gold futures breaching the $4,000 per ounce milestone on Tuesday. "Uncertainty about the global economy is one of the main drivers, and the U.S. government shutdown isn't exactly helping sentiment either," analysts from ING wrote in a research note. Against the yen, the dollar was trading at 152.205 yen , up 0.2% from late U.S. levels and hovering near the strongest level since February, as investors weigh up the impact of Sanae Takaichi's economic policy settings. Takaichi, who surprised markets by winning the ruling party's leadership election over the weekend to become Japan's next prime minister, has left investors wondering whether the protégé of the late Shinzo Abe could usher in similar stimulus policies that may boost stocks but leave the yen fragile. The kiwi traded at $0.5801, little changed before the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's policy decision later in the day. The central bank is widely expected to ease monetary policy, but markets are split on whether it will cut by 25 basis points or 50 basis points to revive a weakened economy. The Australian dollar was unchanged at $0.65836. The euro stood at $1.1655, steady so far in Asia, while sterling was at $1.3429, up 0.1%. The offshore yuan fetched 7.1469 yuan per dollar, trading flat compared with the previous session. (Reporting by Gregor Stuart Hunter Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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Oct 7 (Reuters) – Banco Pan: * BTG PACTUAL REACHED 55.4% STAKE IN BANCO PAN'S NON-COMMON SHARES – FILING Source text: Further company coverage:, (Reporting by Sao Paulo newsroom)

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(Recasts with Desktop remarks, adds shares in paragraph 4) SAO PAULO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Brazilian internet provider Desktop confirmed on Tuesday that it had held preliminary talks about a transaction with telecom operator Claro, following a media report that it could soon be acquired by Claro. Desktop, which specializes in fiber optic internet, said in a securities filing the discussions for a "potential transaction" were non-binding and no agreement had been reached on price, structure or other key terms so far. News outlet Brazil Journal reported earlier in the day that Claro was in "advanced talks" for a full takeover that would take Desktop private. News of the potential acquisition sent Desktop shares surging as much as 16% in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, before they settled 10% higher. In contrast, Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index fell 1.6%. Brazil Journal reported, citing two sources, that Claro was conducting due diligence but had not yet submitted a binding offer. Claro is owned by Mexican telecommunications firm America Movil, which declined to comment. This is not the first time Desktop has been an acquisition target. In 2024, Claro rival Telefonica Brasil also held talks with the internet provider about a potential purchase. Meanwhile, America Movil and Chilean firm Entel are weighing a joint offer for Telefonica's operations in Chile, they said on Monday. (Reporting by Andre Romani; additional reporting by Luciana Magalhaes in Sao Paulo and Cassandra Garrison in Mexico City; Editing by Kylie Madry, Natalia Siniawski and Jamie Freed)

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Jesper Boqvist batted in the go-ahead goal with 10:20 left in the third period as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves to earn the win for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers. Florida also got goals from A.J. Greer and Carter Verhaeghe. Mackie Samoskevich added two assists. Spencer Knight, a former Panthers first-round pick, made 34 saves for Chicago, which is the second-youngest squad in the NHL this season. Frank Nazar scored a goal and added an assist for the Blackhawks. Teuvo Teravainen had Chicago's other goal, and Tyler Bertuzzi chipped in with two assists. Florida was essentially down five forwards for several minutes on Tuesday. Aleksander Barkov and Tomas Nosek are out long term due to knee injuries. Matthew Tkachuk (hernia) is likely out until January. Then, in Tuesday's second period, Sam Reinhart was hit in the mouth with a puck, and he required stitches. Evan Rodriguez got hit with the puck on his right knee. Both players returned later in the period. Florida trailed early but led 2-1 at the end of the first period. Blackhawks star Connor Bedard had an opportunity in the opening minutes, but his shot from the right circle went off of Bobrovsky's left shoulder and then the crossbar. Chicago opened the scoring with 9:57 left in the first period as Bertuzzi chipped the puck ahead for a Nazar breakaway. Nazar beat Bobrovsky glove-side. The Panthers' fourth line tied the score 63 seconds later as Greer shoved the puck in off Knight's body. Florida took a 2-1 lead on Verhaeghe's power-play goal with 5:52 remaining in the first. Samoskevich did the hard work along the boards, getting the puck to Verhaeghe, who scored from close range. That goal was set up when Brad Marchand drew a tripping penalty on Artyom Levshunov. Chicago tied the score 2-2 on Teravainen's goal with just 69 seconds gone in the second. Bertuzzi earned a secondary assist for his outlet pass, which started the rush. Then, Nazar's cross-ice pass to Teravainen resulted in the goal. Florida scored the winner in the third as Samoskevich's pass back to Boqvist was deflected. The puck floated to Boqvist, who batted it past Knight for the clincher. –Field Level Media

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