US stocks closed sharply lower after an early rise Wednesday as worries persisted over whether the eurozone would come up with an effective approach to containing the Greek crisis.
The Australian sharemarket rose almost one per cent in the second day of gains, as markets recovered from last week's massive losses on hopes of a solution to Europe's debt crisis.
The Australian share market opened slightly higher following a rally on global markets but is still vulnerable to shifting investor confidence ahead of a crucial vote on the next European bailout f
The Australian share market opened more than two per cent higher this morning, recovering some of yesterday's losses when shares closed at a two-year low.
The Australian share market fell more than one per cent to a two-year low, pulled down by investors selling out of miners and energy companies after commodity prices slumped.
The Australian share market got off to a flier this morning, before slipping, spiking and sliding again to be trading just under 3,900 points, in a volatile start to the week's trading.
The Reserve Bank of Australia should cut interest rates because the local economy is starting to tank with some sectors already in recession, the federal opposition says.
US stocks halted their downward slide on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovering just above the break-even mark at the close, despite ongoing gloom about the state of the global econ
The Australian share market closed at a more than two-year low, with both major indices closing below the significant 4,000 point mark as investors fretted about the possibility of a global recessi
The Australian share market was firmly in the red at noon following tumbles on Wall Street and European bourses overnight, as a cocktail of negative economic data weighed on investor sentiment.
The Australian share market closed more than 2.6 per cent lower to its weakest close in more than two years, amid global uncertainty following big falls on Wall Street over a downgraded economic ou
The Australian share market opened higher this morning as a better-than-expected performance on Wall Street drew some investors back into the heavily sold-off local market.
US stocks drifted mostly lower Tuesday amid Greek debt concerns and as investors awaited the end of a Federal Reserve policy meeting hoping for new stimulus for the economy.
Wall Street celebrated after tech companies and industrials powered US stock markets to five straight days of growth, despite continuing fears over Europe's debt crisis.
Australia’s largest print and design network, Snap Franchising, has announced it will shift its head office out of Perth, after appointing Stephen Edwards to succeed Grant Vernon as chief executive
Two Australian companies, banking group Westpac and property company Stockland, along with international coal miner Xstrata, have been ranked as the world's most sustainable companies in their
NRW Holdings has announced a record net profit of $41.2 million for the year to June 30, on the back of record levels of work for its civil contracting business and the continued strong performance
WESTERN Australian law firms Clayton Utz, Blake Dawson, and DLA Piper have added new partners to their practices in the past week, while a long-serving member of staff has retired from Norton Rose.
The number of home loans approved in March rose by 2.1 per cent on February in Western Australia, in contrast to a 10-year low in housing finance approvals nationally.
The growing number of high-net-worth individuals in Perth has attracted one of the more exclusive players providing advice in that realm – The Myer Family Company.
Consolidated Minerals has urged shareholders of OM Holdings to reject its proposed dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and has flagged major changes to the OM Holdings board.
MANY Rivers Microfinance has undergone a rapid expansion of its operations in the Kimberley, Pilbara, and Goldfields regions since its arrival in Western Australia last year.
