(Reuters) - Woodside Energy ( WDS ) and Santos, Australia's top oil and gas producers, are expected to log a modest fall in annual earnings, with investors seeking more clarity on dividend payouts amid lingering execution risks to key growth projects. The primary reason for an annual profit decline will be softer energy prices, according to John Lockton, head of...

(Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Tuesday it was proposing to allow Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways to operate flights between Doha and four Australian capital cities under an integrated alliance for five years. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) draft determination comes after it gave an interim approval to Virgin Australia in November to market and sell...

(Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The cuts included about 20 people in the FDA's office of neurological and physical medicine devices, several of whom worked on...

LONDON (Reuters) - Fast-fashion retailer Shein's executive chairman Donald Tang told investors in a letter on Monday that growth remains strong despite the United States ending duty-free treatment of low-value ecommerce packages from China and hiking tariffs. Shein is working towards an initial public offering in London, but U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to end the de minimis duty-free provision...