Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA chief executive Deidre Willmott has been chosen to join the board of Australia Post, following the recruitment of Blackmores boss Christine Holgate as CEO yesterday.
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Oil prices have risen nearly 2 per cent and hit a one-week high, boosted by a weaker dollar, short covering and expectations that crude inventories in the United States may decline for a third consecutive week.
Gold has risen after hitting a six-week low in the previous session as bargain hunting set in and the US dollar slid sharply after the US Senate postponed a planned healthcare vote.
Blackmores has confirmed the departure of chief executive Christine Holgate to Australia Post, and has drafted in former head Marcus Blackmore to temporarily fill the gap.
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Oil prices have settled more than half a per cent higher as some traders find bargains after last week's seven-month lows, but rising crude supply in the United States and other countries has limited gains.
Gold has tumbled to its lowest price in nearly six weeks as a large sell order hit sentiment, though losses were limited by political uncertainty around the world.
Three Australian employees of Crown Resorts could be released from a Chinese jail within months after being handed nine and 10-month sentences for gambling-related offences.
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Oil futures have edged higher with a lift from a weaker US dollar, but have finished a fifth straight week lower as OPEC-led production cuts have failed to substantially reduce a global crude glut.
The Australian dollar is hardly changed against its US counterpart even as the greenback weakens slightly amid mixed data and comments from the Federal Reserve.
Gold prices have climbed to one-week highs, boosted by a weaker US dollar, economic and political uncertainty around the world, and the limited prospect of further interest rate rises in the United States.
The Australian share market has ended in positive territory, despite a tumultuous day for the major banks after fresh talk of state government imposed levies.
The Australian share market has edged fractionally higher as gains by most of the big mining and energy stocks, CSL and Telstra outweigh weakness among most of the major banks.
Bens big bill shockPower bills in WA will increase $169 a year as part of an overall hit to household budgets of almost $440 a year under changes announced by Treasurer
Oil has risen, a day after hitting 10-month lows, but market sentiment remains negative because the global crude glut has persisted despite OPEC-led output cuts.
Gold has risen, lifting quietly above the prior session's five-week low as the US dollar steadied and the 200-day moving average provided short-term support below the market.
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The Australian dollar has extended losses against its US counterpart, despite the greenback's underperformance, as the price of oil falls another two per cent.
Gold has rebounded from a five-week low as an oil price slump pushes down stock markets and a weaker US dollar makes bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies.
Oil prices have ended down more than two per cent, hitting a 10-month low in volatile trade, as growing US production and reduced Chinese refinery activity fed mounting concern over the stubborn global crude glut.
