PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE & SOUTH KOREAN STOCK NEWS: Earnings from SoftBank Corp (9434 JT) and Samsung Securities

Argo Investments (ARG AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net rose 0.2% Y/Y to 260.2mln, dividend AUD 0.385/shr. (Motley Fool)

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (DMP AT) - Andrew Gregory has assumed the Co.’s CEO and managing director roles, while Jack Cowin has resumed the executive chair role. (Dow Jones Newswires)

Endeavour Group (EDV AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net fell 14.8% Y/Y to 363mln, EBIT fell 8.7% Y/Y to 845mln, with results to include 372mln of pre-tax significant items relating to asset writedowns, portfolio rationalisation, restructuring and strategy implementation. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Maas Group Holdings (MGH AT) - Co. invested an additional AUD 300mln in data-centre developer Firmus and secured AUD 855mln of new electrical contracts for artificial-intelligence factories in Tasmania and South Australia. (AFR)

Monadelphous Group (MND AT) - Co. was awarded an around AUD 200mln construction contract by BHP for the Port Debottlenecking Project 2, with work starting immediately and completion expected in 2028. (Dow Jones Newswires)

Qantas Airways (QAN AT) - Jetstar will charge passengers up to AUD 52 to use overhead lockers from February, with standard fares including only an under-seat item. (The Australian)

St Barbara (SBM AT) - Co. has doubled the size of its exploration team and expects further expansion in FY28. (Dow Jones Newswires)

Westgold Resources (WGX AT) - Co. committed to the Cue expansion plan, which is expected to lift annual processing capacity to 1.7mln tonnes in FY28, and will proceed with detailed engineering and procurement work. (Dow Jones Newswires)

• Credit Corp Group (CCP AT) price target cut 3.5% to AUD 13.34/shr by Macquarie.
• Pinnacle Investment Management Group (PNI AT) price target cut 4.6% to AUD 23.95/shr by Macquarie.

ABC-Mart (2670 JT) - Co. all-store sales rose 6.6% Y/Y in July, while same-store sales rose 6.7% Y/Y, supported by hot weather and demand for summer goods. (Newswires)

Daikin Industries (6367 JT) - Co. April–June operating profit rose 8% Y/Y to a record high, supported by European heat waves, US data-centre cooling demand and premium products. (Nikkei)

Furukawa Electric (5801 JT) - Co. plans to invest USD 635mln across Japan, the US, Brazil and India and double optical-fibre production capacity as AI-driven data-centre construction lifts demand. (Nikkei)

Kubota (6326 JT) - Co. announced a share repurchase of up to 18mln shares, equivalent to 1.3% of issued capital, for up to JPY 40bln. (Newswires)

Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JT) - Co. plans to launch a midsize Pajero SUV in Japan as early as FY28, followed by a compact version, as it seeks to strengthen its off-road brand and lift domestic sales. (Nikkei)

SoftBank Corp. (9434 JT) - Co. Q1 (JPY) net rose 3.3% Y/Y to 150.1bln, rev. rose 9.4% Y/Y to 1.815tln. (Newswires)

Banks - Japanese banks are increasingly raising interest rates on large deposits as they compete for proceeds from property sales and inheritance funds to support lending growth. (Nikkei)

Kangwon Land (035250 KS) - Co. Q2 (KRW) net rose 59.8% Y/Y to 100.3bln, operating profit fell 26.2% Y/Y to 43.2bln, rev. fell 4.2% Y/Y to 345.6bln. (Yonhap)

Samsung Securities (016360 KS) - Co. Q2 (KRW) net rose 108.1% Y/Y to 488.2bln, operating profit rose 119% Y/Y to 675.8bln, rev. rose 111.6% Y/Y to 9.66tln. (Yonhap)

Coupang (CPNG) - Co. Q2 (KRW) swung to a net loss of 865bln (prev. net 43.5bln Y/Y), partly due to fines related to a major data breach. (Yonhap)

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission plans to fine conglomerate heads when their business groups omit affiliates from regulatory filings to avoid antitrust rules. (Yonhap)

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will expedite administrative procedures for the government’s mega semiconductor cluster development project in H2. (Yonhap)