ASOS PLC (LSE:ASC) has strengthened its balance sheet and cut costs by selling a fulfilment warehouse in Atlanta, USA for a net gain of around £48 million. The online fashion retailer said it had assigned the site's lease to a global consumer brand and sold the related automation assets to a member of DHL Group.

CHICAGO & MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax Bio, a synthetic biology company programming the next generation of cell therapies, and Applied StemCell Corp. (ASC), a leader in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology and genome engineering, today announced a strategic collaboration to help unlock the next generation of regenerative medicine. The collaboration will focus on evaluating ASC's iPSC and hypoimmune cell lines using Syntax Bio's proprietary Cellgorithm™ platform to advanc.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) ("Ardmore" or the "Company") today announced it has exercised the options for two additional 40,500 dwt Handysize product/chemical tankers to be built at Wuhu Shipyard, thereby expanding the original order to four vessels in total on the same terms. The deliveries of these four vessels are scheduled from late 2028 and onwards.

The June GVAS portfolio highlights 13 'safer,' fair-priced large-cap value stocks with strong dividend yields and positive free cash flow margins. Top ten GVAS stocks are forecasted to deliver average net gains of 39.68% by June 2027, with yields ranging from 7.9% to 16.46%. Energy and financial sectors dominate the highest-yielding, lowest-priced GVAS, with Okeanis Eco Tankers and IRSA Inversiones offering standout upside potential.

Occidental Petroleum and Ardmore Shipping are both benefiting from higher oil prices.

ASOS PLC (LSE:ASC) has agreed to sell its Lichfield fulfilment centre to Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LSE:MKS) as the online fashion retailer continues efforts to strengthen its balance sheet and cut costs. The group said the £67.5 million disposal will generate net proceeds of at least £66 million and annual cash savings of about £6 million from lower rent and occupancy costs.

Tom Yeung here with your Sunday  Digest.

Ardmore Shipping NYSE: ASC reported higher first-quarter adjusted earnings and raised its dividend payout ratio, while management said disruption in the Middle East is tightening an already firm product tanker market and accelerating momentum into the second quarter.

Ardmore Shipping is upgraded to buy following a surprise doubling of its dividend payout ratio to 66% of earnings. ASC's robust financial position, low leverage, and asset sales at record valuations support capital returns and future fleet growth. Q2 MR tanker rates near $50,000/day drive expected annualized dividend yields close to 20% and EPS around $1.25.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript