SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia's defence minister said on Tuesday a defence satellite program was scrapped because of the threat of new technology that can shoot satellites out of the sky, and Canberra instead wants to use a mesh of micro satellites for defence communications. Australia's Department of Defence said on Monday it cancelled a multi-billion dollar Geostationary Earth...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices traded in a narrow range on Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be an exceptionally close U.S. presidential election, after rising more than 2% in the previous session as OPEC+ delayed plans to hike production in December. Brent crude futures ticked up 14 cents, or 0.19%, to $75.22 a barrel by 0400 GMT, while U.S....

Nov 5 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - Anglo American has agreed to sell 33.3% stake in a joint venture that owns a 70% interest in the Jellinbah East and Lake Vermont steelmaking coal mines...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor ( TM ) is expected to post its first profit drop in two years when it reports second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, signalling cooling demand after a run of robust earnings helped by a consumer shift away from electric vehicles. The world's largest automaker is nonetheless expected to deliver almost $8 billion in quarterly operating profit,...