Oil prices have edged higher, supported by a recovery in the equities market and on a technical bounce for crude after the biggest daily percentage drop in almost a year, but Brent futures stayed w
Gold prices fell on Tuesday as US stock markets stabilised, easing fears of a deeper selloff, and the US dollar strengthened, making bullion more expensive for users of other currencies.
SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australia's five biggest agribusinesses are earning about $5.5 billion in revenue annually, according to the latest BNiQ Search Engine data, down from $5.8 billion when the list was last published 18 months ago.
SPECIAL REPORT: Increasing energy costs and ongoing reliability issues are two major challenges for farmers with moves afoot to provide relief on both fronts.
SPECIAL REPORT: The increased use of technology in one family-owned WA agribusiness is an example of many changes happening in the industry more broadly.
The much-anticipated BDO Board & Executive Remuneration Report 2018, with data from 1,400 listed companies, has now been released and can be purchased via the Business News website.
The Australian share market has closed slightly weaker but avoided most of the impact of an overnight fall in US tech stocks that has weighed on Asian markets.
West Perth-based Caravel Minerals has been forced to call a general meeting to vote on the election of two new directors, who are part of a dissident group that had also wanted shareholders to vote on the removal of three existing board members.
Perth house prices were up 0.3 per cent in March, and have risen in four of the past six months, according to the latest data from CoreLogic, adding to hopes of a sustained improvement in the residential property market.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent, witht the central bank board continuing to worry about weak wages growth.
Three Western Australian gold miners have recently started production at their respective operations, with Dacian Gold's $200 million Mt Morgans project near Laverton pouring its first bar of gold last week.
Australian shares have opened lower after the major Wall Street stock indexes were dragged down by heavy falls in technology shares and resurgent trade war worries.
A sell-off in technology majors has deepened, wiping out the tech-heavy Nasdaq index's gains for the year and pushing the benchmark S&P 500 below a closely watched technical level for the first
Innovative shareholder registry management company, Advanced Share Registry is pleased to announce it has signed a binding agreement with Private Company Platform Pty Ltd to acquire a 51% sharehold
A new mining research centre to be co-based in Western Australia and South Australia and backed by 34 industry and academic partners is set to proceed after the federal government committed to provide $50 million in funding.
The Australian share market has closed lower, with weakness among mining and energy stocks and a dip in ANZ outweighing modest gains elsewhere for the big banks in lacklustre pre-Easter trading.
Liquidators have been appointed to Burswood-based Hayes Auctioneers after the business suffered financial difficulties, with up to 40 sellers out of pocket.
The corporate watchdog has submitted an application to the Takeovers Panel asking it to block certain shareholders of Finders Resources from accepting an offer for their shares.
Employment in WA's resources sector hit a record level in 2017, while revenue lifted 16 per cent to $108 billion, according to the latest data from the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
MercyCare chief executive Chris Hall will depart the aged care organisation to take up the corresponding role at Juniper where he will continue to deliver community support services.
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Mineral sands miner MZI Resources has announced a new $US61 million ($80 million) debt funding package with major shareholder Resource Capital Fund to continue development at its Keysbrook operation near Serpentine and facilitate debt restructuring.
New accommodation designed for the brightest minds within and entering the state has been built on the river bank outside the University of Western Australia thanks to a $27.5 million donation from Andrew and Nicola Forrest.
Advertising agency Marketforce has completed an overhaul of its management team, recruiting Carat Australia's Perth managing director Adam Marshall as its new chief executive.
