Housing finance for owner occupation fell 2 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms last month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ August figures.
New and established players in the management consulting sector are beefing up their practices, undeterred by the slowdown in project work in the mining industry.
Wall Street stocks have suffered one of the worst weeks of 2014, with global growth fears overwhelming some positive economic news and pushing the Dow into negative territory for the year.
The successful ASX listing this week of Regis Healthcare has focused attention on the value of other players in the sector, with Western Australia’s largest being Aegis Aged Care Group.
Wall Street stocks have tumbled, losing about two per cent in a broad sell-off, as weak economic data from Germany heightened concerns about poor overseas growth.
New data from the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations have provided clear evidence of the extent to which indigenous communities benefit from iron ore mining in the Pilbara.
The Australian share market has opened higher following overnight gains on Wall St where the US Federal Reserve hinted it would not raise interest rates.
Wall Street stocks finished with large gains on Wednesday after traders viewed new Federal Reserve meeting minutes as a sign the US central bank will remain dovish on monetary policy.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has agreed to release $2.2 million into the hands of about 45,000 of its customers who had money left on expired CBA travel money cards.
US stocks have finished sharply lower after the International Monetary Fund trimmed its global growth forecast while Germany posted a second straight day of disappointing economic data.
