SYDNEY--National Australia Bank flagged higher annual operating costs due to continued payroll problems, while a steep rise in credit impairment charges sparked a 13% fall in third-quarter profit.

SYDNEY--New Zealand services sector activity contracted for a sixth consecutive month in July, highlighting ongoing weakness in key parts of the economy and setting the scene for a further cut in ...

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM00) were up fractionally, about 40 points, while S&P 500 futures (ES00) and Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ00) also inched higher. Bitcoin prices (BTCUSD) rose, just ...