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The Japanese government has decided to relax the conditions for cutting solar power subsidies for projects that have not started operations following opposition from power producers and other firms.

Australian shares fell for a third straight session on Thursday, beset by worries about slowing global growth and tensions between China and the United States.

Last year it was cobalt. The year before that it was lithium.

Government-backed goal is at least one director from an ethnic minority by 2021

Tougher rules may be needed because top auditors are failing to challenge statements by companies about their financial health and bonuses that are used by investors to make decisions, Britain's audit regulator said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal came under fire from allies and opponents alike on Wednesday after the government was forced to publish legal advice showing the United Kingdom could be locked indefinitely in the European Union's orbit.

President Emmanuel Macron's government is dropping further fuel-tax hikes in next year's budget in the face of protests across France over living costs, his prime minister said on Wednesday, a day after announcing their suspension for six months.

Australian shares were set for a slight recovery on Thursday with stronger iron ore prices likely to support mining stocks, though nervousness after the previous session's Wall Street selloff could return to haunt domestic shares. China's construction steel rebar jumped more than 4 percent on Wednesday,...

PM seeks concessions to assuage Eurosceptics after full legal advice published

Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc will be the largest single commercial property owner in New York City after its $11.4 billion purchase of Forest City Realty Trust Inc closes in coming days, a Brookfield official said on Wednesday.