Gold has steadied as the US dollar has hovered near three-year lows, but bullishness in the wider financial markets as the US government shutdown ended capped the metal's gains.
Oil has settled higher after US dollar fluctuations and the restart of some Libyan oil fields caused the market to vacillate, with prices testing lower before rallying to levels just below three-year highs.
Emerging Goldfields explorer NTM Gold Limited (ASX: NTM) (“NTM” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has raised $1.5 million in a heavily oversubscribed placement of new shares.
Local electricity retailer Perth Energy is planning a leadership change, with chief development officer Giles Redmile to take over as chief executive in mid-February as current boss Andrew Rowe moves back to the engineering industry.
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Foreign investors are making their mark on Perth, accounting for more than half of the purchases in the CBD office market in the past two years, according to Savills Australia.
John Van Der Wielen-chaired Kyckr has announced the commencement of revenue from information services giant Bloomberg through its deal to provide global business registry date for the data service's customers.
Chevron said today it was disappointed with the state government's decision to commence a review of greenhouse gas emissions at the company's recently commissioned Wheatstone LNG project.
Perth-based Tiger Resources has sold its assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including its Kipoi copper project, to a consortium of Chinese investors for $US260 million ($325 million).
3D printing company Aurora Labs has strengthened its board, announcing the appointments of non-executive chairman Paul Kristensen and director Mel Ashton effective today.
The state government has signed the stage two agreement for Western Australia's new $428 million museum with managing contractor Multiplex, construction of which is scheduled for completion in mid-2019.
Premier Mark McGowan is confident an attendance cap at Optus Stadium for a potential Big Bash League semi-final will not be required, following yesterday's successful community open day at the 60,000-seat facility.
Domain's shares have plummeted following the surprise resignation of its chief executive, Antony Catalano, which comes less than four months after the real estate classifieds business listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Oil prices have fallen, breaking a four-week winning streak after a rally that had taken benchmarks to three-year highs, as investors sold positions on re-emerging US production concerns.
Gold prices have risen slightly as the dollar hovered near a three-year low on heightened fears of a US government shutdown, but the precious metal was still on track for its first weekly drop in six weeks.
The directors of Quintis have shed light on two restructuring proposals they had been trying to finalise, after announcing on Sunday they had placed the sandalwood producer in administration because of its inability to make a $37 million payment due in two weeks.
The state's largest residential builder has enlisted local advertising agency Marketforce to deliver the marketing and strategic requirements across its six divisions for 2018.
The Australian share market has closed lower on concerns around a possible US government shutdown, while the Aussie dollar is trading at a four-month high.
CFC Group subsidiary Cape has become the latest business to win work from the the state's growing lithium sector, sealing a four-year contract for crushing services at Bald Hill.
A 40 per cent rise in project applications with the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety last year has provided another signal of a turnaround in the mining sector.
Sir Ron Brierley-chaired Mercantile Investment Company has increased its bid for Perth-based Bauxite Resources to 11 cents, putting it within the price range set out in the independent expert's report.
Western Australian startups and young technology companies attracted about $109 million in funding in the December quarter, according to the latest report from tech sector analysts Techboard.
Fortescue Metals Group founder and chair Andrew Forrest has seen his stake in the miner increase $249 million in value over the past four weeks, according to data on directors' shareholdings tracked by Business News.
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