(TOKYO)Asian stock markets suffered a regionwide retreat Thursday, as Chinese and Hong Kong stocks fell back a day after posting big gains on speculation that Beijing planned to implement...READ MORE
(MELBOURNE, Australia)British natural gas producer BG Group Plc. on Tuesday made a third bid to buy Australia's Origin Energy Ltd., the country's second-largest power company, in a deal worth 13...READ MORE
(MELBOURNE, Australia)Britain's BG Group launched a hostile bid Tuesday to buy Australian power company Origin Energy in a deal worth more than $13 billion. BG Group's new takeover attempt follo...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)An index of Australian ADRs rose slightly Friday afternoon, even as the broader markets fell on disturbing U.S. unemployment numbers and record-high crude oil prices.READ MORE
(MELBOURNE, Australia)Royal Dutch Shell PLC will buy a 776 million Australian dollars (US$741 million; euro478 million) stake in Australia's Arrow Energy Ltd., the companies announced Monday, in the...READ MORE
(MELBOURNE, Australia)Australia's Origin Energy Ltd. rejected a takeover offer from British gas company BG Group on Friday, citing the increased value of its coal seam gas reserves.READ MORE
(MELBOURNE, Australia)Malaysia's national oil company has agreed to pay Santos Ltd. $2.5 billion for a 40 percent stake in its liquefied natural gas project at Gladstone in the state of Queensland, ...READ MORE