BHP announces special dividend after ditching US oil and gas assets  The Sydney Morning HeraldMining giant BHP will pay shareholders a special dividend of $1.42 a share next month after finalising the sale of its onshore oil and gas assets in the …

Channel News AsiaWorld stocks slide as oil slumpsChannel News AsiaLONDON: Stock markets slid across the globe on Thursday (Mar 24) following fresh weakness in the oil price, analysts said. News that consumer confidence in Germany is beginning to feel the h …

Sydney shares lead declines as rest of Asia turn positiveCNBCAsian markets, with the exception of Australia, turned positive by mid-morning trade on Monday, as a modestly positive lead from Wall Street offset the impact of sliding oil prices. U.S. stocks s …