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This weeks In Brief captures companies benefitting from the AI data centre buildout and commodities cycle, with EchoIQ leading an AI platform for under-diagnosed cardiovascular disease

The Middle East conflict has significantly impacted the travel industry, and Flight Centre Travel is no exception. Peace, if that’s what it is, should drive a return to solid growth

Wesfarmers’ Strategy Day highlighted growth in retail categories and digitalisation through AI adoption

Lottery Corp’s digital-led transformation is centred on product innovation, customer engagement and data-driven growth. Analysts see significant earnings upside

Are markets fundamentally changing? If so, investors might need to change their approach and strategy too

Strong trading momentum, accelerating data centre investment and growing AI-related demand strengthen broker confidence in Dicker Data. Second-half supply and demand risks are also noted

The market wanted an upgrade and fresh leasing announcements. Goodman Group’s Q3 update didn’t deliver. Analysts remain positive on the group’s expanding data centre pipeline, pricing power and long-term exposure to AI-driven demand

Enterprise software is undergoing its most significant reset in a generation. Franklin Equity believes investors who treat software as a uniform asset class will make costly mistakes

SaaS company TechnologyOne posted a slight revenue miss in its first half, but brokers shrug this off, focussing on the company’s AI software

A strategic simplification of Infratil’s corporate structure is paving the way for stronger growth from CDC and Longroad Energy’s renewables platform amid rising AI demand