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.
The share market ended an eventful day slightly lower, with gains by the big miners offset by falls from the banks, retailers and health care companies.
Interest rates don't appear to be moving any time soon, with recent falls in the Australian dollar still failing to impress the Reserve Bank of Australia.
US stocks have finished modestly lower as investor caution returned to the market ahead of Wednesday's unofficial kick-off of third-quarter company earnings reports.
The state government has announced plans for the private sector to design, build, finance and maintain eight new public schools, using a contracting model that has previously been employed in four other states.
Miro Advisors has been selected by oil and gas explorer New Standard Energy to manage the farm-out of its Western Australian exploration acreage, continuing four years of rapid growth for the Perth advisory firm, as detailed in this week's edition of Business News.
A University of Western Australia doctoral student has found major banks were exploiting price sensitive information through the London Gold Fix and has predicted the demise of the system before the end of the year.
The Australian share market has closed lower as low iron ore prices weighed upon the big miners and the weaker Australian dollar continued to deter foreign investors.
It has been a tough quarter for dealmakers as commodity and share prices slump but some players see promise in the market shake-out. This Special Report includes a fully updated database with 146 deals for the quarter and an updated stockbrokers list.
