US$300 million dividend headroom as Telecom Argentina (NYSE: TEO) approves merger

Telecom Argentina S.A. (NYSE: TEO, BYMA: TECO2) reported 1H26 consolidated revenues of P$5,075,511 million and net income of P$869,038 million, versus a net loss of P$100,900 million in 1H25. Service revenues were P$4,888,908 million. Operating income before D&A&I was P$1,816,819 million, with a 35.8% margin. CAPEX was P$946,470 million and net financial debt P$4,646,726 million as of June 30, 2026.

Argentina’s competition watchdog ANC ordered Telecom Argentina and Telefónica to divest customers and spectrum to secure approval for their merger. The US$1.3 billion deal would combine Movistar and Telecom’s Personal, creating the largest mobile operator. ANC says Personal+Movistar would hold 58.2% of subscribers. Telecom must transfer 6m mobile customers plus inseparable spectrum, and provide network-sharing for a third operator. It also ordered Movistar broadband divestments (~211,400 subscri

Sunrise Energy Metals said the US Pentagon will provide a conditional $400 million loan commitment to develop Syerston, a proposed scandium mine in Fifield, NSW. The project targets Western supply of scandium used in defence and other sectors amid China’s export restrictions. Sunrise also said it has a deal with Lockheed Martin for 25% of output for five years.

President Trump said the US will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects to expand domestic supply chains for national security. He announced Defence Department Office of Strategic Capital conditional loans totaling $1.4B to Sila Nanotechnologies, $400M to Sunrise Energy Metals, and $150M to Niron Magnetics, plus $58M Export-Import Bank loans. The plan also includes $100M in mining-school grants and $80M for three schools.

The Information reported Nvidia plans to invest up to $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power and data center infrastructure developer tied to the Stargate AI initiative. Nvidia would initially put in $2 billion for a 20% stake, with up to $1 billion more contingent on performance thresholds. No company comment was provided.

Nvidia plans to invest up to $3 billion in Lancium, the developer of the Stargate data center campus in Texas, The Information reported. Nvidia would invest $2 billion for about a 20% stake, with an additional $1 billion possible based on grid hookup thresholds. Lancium’s land and power portfolio has an enterprise value near $10 billion, and it may explore an IPO in 2027.