Apartment developer Finbar Group has lifted its net profit expectations for the 2018 financial year as a result of what it says are improved market conditions and project settlements.
Gold prices rose from one-year lows and spot platinum increased more than three per cent after US President Donald Trump criticised the strength of the dollar and interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, pushing the greenback sharply lower.
US stocks have closed slightly lower as escalating trade anxieties driven by US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats against China offset a string of robust earnings led by Microsoft.
Oil prices rose at the end of last week as a weakening dollar and lower expected August crude exports from Saudi Arabia supported the market, offsetting concerns about US-China trade tensions and supply increases.
Woolworths subsidiary ALH Group has had a win in the State Administrative Tribunal this week over its plans to develop a Dan Murphy's liquor store as part of its Como Hotel redevelopment, following a multi-year saga involving liquor licensing and the City of South Perth.
A war of words between two local construction groups has intensified, after Subcontractors WA referred accusations of intimidation by Master Builders WA to the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
Australian shares have ended the week higher thanks to gains in financials and energy stocks, even as Friday's session was buffeted by an earlier slide in the Chinese yuan and concerns over escalating global trade tensions.
Northbridge whisky bar The Dominion League has been sold and will close its doors next month, with the buyer believed to be Perth music promoter Saran Bajaj.
Two high-end restaurants will join a 12-screen cinema as tenants in the $75 million Raine Square redevelopment project, the first stage of which is set to open in September.
Sheep meat producer WAMMCO has received a $5 million loan for upgrades at its Katanning processing plant as part of the state government’s cooperative loan scheme.
Gold miner Silver Lake Resources has posted above-guidance sales for the year to June, while Red 5 says it is on track to meet its production forecast for the 2018 calendar year.
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Global benchmark Brent crude dipped on Thursday as concerns about mounting supply returned after a brief rally earlier in the session on comments that Saudi Arabia's exports would fall in August.
Gold prices sank to a one-year low on Thursday as the US dollar rose after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that reaffirmed expectations more US interest rate increases are on the way this year.
US stock indexes are trading lower as a batch of weak quarterly reports dampened a robust earnings season and trade tensions rose on news the European Union may retaliate if the US slaps tariffs on EU cars.
Australian shares have closed higher on Thursday, with banks and miners leading strength though broader market gains were checked by generally subdued regional markets amid trade war worries.
Two reports out today highlight the weakness in Western Australian property prices over the past decade, including dramatic falls in some regional pockets, but the upside is the state has the most affordable housing across the nation.
After reaching a 16-year high in March, Western Australia’s unemployment rate has enjoyed its third straight month of decline, with nearly 3,000 jobs added across the state in June.
Perth tech startup Appbot, which counts 35 per cent of the world’s top charting app developers as customers, has turned to artificial intelligence to develop a new service that helps organisations manage large volumes of feedback.
Lithium advocates have been cautioned to separate facts from hype as it is not yet clear if battery manufacturing in Western Australia will be practical, although refining plans should proceed immediately, according to Mckinsey & Co partner Prabhav Sharma.
Poseidon Nickel has released a feasibility study confirming the viability of restarting its mothballed Black Swan project near Kalgoorlie, with an estimated capital expenditure of $56.7 million.
