The West Australian brings you all the latest business news on international companies, coverage of world markets and currencies. en-au Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!7. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:28:25 +0800 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/world/ http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/world/ 144 18 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17321332/imf-chief-avoids-charges-in-french-payout-scandal/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:28:25 +0800 (Reuters) - News Corp said on Friday it will write down the value of its Australian and U.S. publishing assets by up to $1.4 billion (925.4 million pound...]]> http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17322174/news-corp-to-take-charge-of-up-to-1-4-billion-this-quarter/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:48:38 +0800 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17321339/us-markets-turn-sober-after-japan-plunge/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:08:46 +0800 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17321873/bankia-sells-city-national-bank-for-683m-euros/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:55:27 +0800 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc , opening another front in an eight-year battle over credit card fees paid by retailers, on Frida...]]> http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17321568/visa-mastercard-ask-u-s-court-to-declare-card-fees-are-lawful/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:44:31 +0800 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17321398/bausch-lomb-near-9-bn-sale-to-valeant-source/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:15:01 +0800 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17319242/news-corp-approves-murdoch-split-for-june-28/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:14:58 +0800 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17321381/chile-slaps-16-million-fine-on-canada-mine-company/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:58:29 +0800 http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17319529/swiss-free-trade-deal-underscores-chinas-globalisation-li/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:28:15 +0800 has filed a complaint with the European Commission against a German law that will require government agencies and public services to use a rival ...]]> http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/17321040/deutsche-post-files-eu-complaint-against-german-email-law/ 0 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:19:51 +0800