Tim Treadgold

Investments based on greed and double dipping into the social welfare pool came a cropper due to circumstances beyond their control.

While most media attention seems focused on iron ore and the major operators, there’s a number of smaller players offering plenty of potential across a range of minerals. Here’s the WA Business News 10 mining stocks to watch.

Western Australia’s high cost economy has produced a nasty surprise for the local building industry.

The cost of electricity from renewable sources is becoming clearer.

Too big to fail. Too big to succeed.

Australian consumers are resisting the temptation to get out and spend.

A small ceremony in South Korea last week will eventually lead to a big debate in Australia about who benefits most from resource development in this country; Australians or foreigners.

A mining industry stalwart is back in the game with a metal he knows well.

Seemingly ambitious broker ‘targets’ indicate a degree of desperation that should raise a red flag for investors.

Andrew Forrest was straight back to work following his recent High Court win ... after throwing a few jabs at ASIC. Tim Treadgold reports.

It’s hard to be an optimist on the day BHP Billiton starts culling its WA iron ore workforce, and the International Monetary Fund publishes a downbeat outlook of the global economy, but as with all

Processing iron ore in Australia was risky in the 1970s ... and it seems not much has changed.

If no-one at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission quits over the failed prosecution of Fortescue Metals Group and Andrew Forrest then someone ought to be sacked.

Average investors are kept in the dark in terms of the real costs associated with mining operations.

If you thought the global financial crisis was a fading memory then you had better think again because last night the “gold canary” was singing loudly in Europe as the price of gold hit an all-time

The commercial lending departments of the big banks will be on high alert as some major clients hit market headwinds.

Not much is going right for Australia these days, which is why the high value of the dollar is such a mystery, or was until a Queenslander working for one of the world’s biggest fund managers provi

The poor outlook for the iron ore price may cause some big players to question the wisdom of past decisions.

Spring is a good time to marry. Even mining magnates seem to agree.

It’s a shame no-one seems to be listening to the advice of John Maynard Keynes about adjusting to changing circumstances.

The problem with sugar as an energy source is that its effects are short-lived and often followed by feeling lethargic, and while it is an odd comparison it is interesting to think about how sugar

Successful shale gas tests will have profound implications for Australia’s energy sector.

The stock market is throwing up some interesting valuations of late, with excessive discounts on some top companies.

Critics of the proposed $40 billion Browse Basin gas project in the Kimberley would be unwise to see Chevron’s exit as a sign that the project is in trouble.

Which is it ... an opportune time to invest or a widespread outbreak of broker anxiety?

Most people see low interest rates as a blessing. But, hold them close to 0 per cent for long enough and they become a curse, as investors in Europe and the U.S.

Political ideology is the only barrier to Australia taking advantage of Asia’s need for power.

No-one expects business to apply a national interest test when it comes to making money but, in the case of Chinese investment in Australia such a test must be applied until China changes its ways.

Kalgoorlie’s annual resources extravaganza is set to be an interesting affair this time around.

High-speed swimmers at the Olympics are not the only Chinese-surprise confronting Australians.

Spain and Germany combined last night to refresh the chilling warning from Nouriel Roubini that the world is heading into a perfect economic storm, though there are also signs that the storm might

An interesting event occurred on the Australian stock market yesterday, one that all investors should note because it could be good news, or bad.