THE market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies crashed to a 20-month low during September, falling 21 per cent to $127 billion, according to the Deloitte WA Index.
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THE development of Western Ausralia?s second desalination plant at Binningup, north of Bunbury, has moved a step closer after the state?s environment watchdog recommended that the Water Corporation pr
THE Australian stock market rebounded to close almost 2 per cent higher after the Reserve Bank of Australia slashed the cash rate by 100 basis points to 6 per cent.
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Emeco Holdings Ltd managing director Laurence Freedman has increased his interest in the company through the on market acquisition of 1 million shares at a total cost of $790,000.
FORMER Home Building Society, StateWest Credit Society and Challenge Bank Group senior executive Geoffrey Searle has been appointed vice-president corporate services of Curtin University of Technology
CLEAN power developer Carnegie Corporation Ltd says more than a third of Australia?s base-load power needs could be economically generated by wave technology, according to a report commissioned by the
Australia's biggest bank is set to grow, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia to take over BankWest and St Andrew's Australia from their troubled UK-based parent, HBOS plc, for $2.1 billion.
The Reserve Bank of Australia may cut interest rates again by Christmas, after deciding to lower the cash rate by a surprising 100 basis points for the first time in 16 years, economists said.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has responded to the global financial crisis by cutting official interest rates by 1 percentage point to 6 per cent, larger than the widely expected half a percentage point cut.
Over 8000 people have left Western Australia over the past year as the nation experiences its biggest annual exodus on record with with 76,923 people leaving the country permanently in 2007-08, a new report shows.
A possible deal for the acquisition of BankWest by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is likely to be reached tomorrow, as the major bank confirmed it was in exclusive talks with HBOS Plc to buy the Australian retail banking arm.
Backflip on Varanus may see state government gag report findings; Crisis sparks bank shake-up; Pilbara workers to strike; Investors hammer oil giants on global worries; Banks turn to fund for cheap cash
West Perth-based Shaw River Resources Ltd has picked up a majority interest in eight tenements that neighbour its Mt Minnie project in the Ashburton region of Western Australia.
The former chairman of the state's Environmental Protection Authority has failed to quash a corruption report linking him to disgraced former premier and lobbyist Brian Burke.
Varanus gas blast a $2b blow to WA; Recession fears increase; Shareholders target boards in executive pay revolt; ANZ readies axe over troubled lending arm; Top China official in warning on BHP-Rio tie
Australian stocks were lower at noon, as nervous local investors await the outcome of tonight's US House of Representatives vote on a new version of the $US700 billion ($A888 billion) bailout of the financial markets.
Emu tower struggles to sign up a builder; WA, Qld the winners in harvest, too; PM unlocks $20bn future fund; Analysts tip China slowdown to hit iron; Global economy fears overshadow bailout support
The global wait begins for an expected tight vote on the $US700 billion rescue package in the US House of Representatives after the Senate today passed the bailout plan designed to calm panicky bourses.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has told a Senate inquiry into the Varanus Island gas explosion the approvals process has made the state's energy supply structure vulnerable.
Zinc producer CBH Resources Ltd has launched a hostile $65 million takeover bid for Perilya Ltd, just over two months after the companies terminated a friendly merger proposal.
Shares bounce back as US rescue hopes rise; BHP-Rio nod sparks stock rally; Inpex set out to avoid regulation: land council; CBA pounces on BankWest with low-ball offer; Breakthrough on national consumer laws
