Santos Ltd. signaled progress toward shipping the first liquefied natural gas cargo from its $4.5 billion Barossa field off northern Australia, a project that counts as a cornerstone asset for the company.
Philippine disaster agencies and local government units started preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-Wong, with the pre-emptive evacuation of residents from vulnerable areas and the storing of equipment and relief supplies.
S&P Global Ratings revised Israel's outlook to stable from negative, around a month after the country began a ceasefire with Hamas following a war in Gaza that's strained its economy.
US consumer sentiment tumbled to near the lowest on record as the government shutdown weighed on the economic outlook and high prices soured views about personal finances.
A group of about 20 banks is providing a roughly $18 billion project finance loan to help fund the construction of a data center campus tied to Oracle Corp., marking the latest mega debt deal to help bankroll the artificial intelligence boom.
It's unclear if the next new months will mark a turning point for the struggling farm-machinery sector, with minimal details on the US-China trade deal keeping manufacturers wondering when growers will start spending again.
Flight reductions in the US could escalate to as much as 20% if the ongoing government shutdown leads to worsening air traffic control staffing, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Fox News.
CarMax Inc.'s disastrous quarterly numbers prompted at least five Wall Street firms to lower their ratings on the stock as the used-car retailer faces long-term challenges and uncertainties.
Treasury market bulls and bears fought to a draw this week as conflicting private-sector data on the health of the US labor market left expectations for another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in December in limbo.