Woodside Petroleum Ltd.'s (WPL.AU) giant Pluto project, at one time plagued by cost blowouts and delays, has gotten off to a flying start that's enabled the Australian oil company to ramp up its annual production guidance.

China's biggest four banks issued around CNY50 billion ($7.9 billion) in new yuan loans in the first half of July, double that of the same period last month, the state-run Shanghai Securities News reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

Despite rising sales, Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) reported falling profit in the second quarter.

Standard Chartered Bank Korea was visited by anti-trust agency officials Wednesday as part of an investigation into possible collusion on certificate of deposit rates by brokerages or banks, a spokeswoman for the company said Thursday.

Bank Of Ayudhya PCL (BCP.TH) - Bangkok Figures in Thai baht Second Quarter to June 30: 2012 2011 Net Profit THB3,698,538,000 THB2,971,867,000 Earnings per share 0.61 0.49 Six Month to June 30: 2012 2011 Net Profit THB7,128,620,000 THB5,780,013,000 Earnings per share 1.17 0.95 All figures are

CIMB Bank is seeking to price a five-year benchmark dollar bond to yield around 200 basis points over comparable Treasurys, according to a term sheet seen by Dow Jones Newswires Thursday.

Strong corporate earnings in the U.S. helped push Asian stocks higher Thursday while the Australian dollar reached an 11-week high against the greenback in overnight trading.

Hong Kong stocks rebounded in early trading Thursday, with telecommunication and financial sectors among the leaders after a strong performance on Wall Street led by technology counters.

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (FMG.AU) has put a power station being built for its Solomon iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region up for sale, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday.