The Reserve Bank of Australia on Friday cut growth forecasts for this year and next, citing the effects of a weaker housing market. The central bank said growth would reach 2.5 percent in the middle of this year, well down from the 3.25 percent it previously projected. Bill Evans, an...

Anadolu Agency questioned Luis Pacheco, a nonresident fellow of the Rice University's Baker Institute, on Venezuela's energy sector, its economy and politics. Pacheco has more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry, including 17 years at Venezuela’s national oil company PDVSA...

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday as regional investors began to return from their Lunar New Year break, though Tokyo edged lower after a negative lead from Wall Street. Most trading floors have reopened but business remains light, with Hong Kong and Shanghai still closed, while focus...

Australian flag carrier Qantas on Thursday confirmed it would not take up eight Airbus A380s already ordered -- the latest blow for the European airspace firm. In a statement, Sydney-based Qantas said it would focus instead on refurbishing its existing 12 Airbus super-jumbo planes....