Australia's share market has dropped for a second straight session, as ongoing trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment and the nation's biggest miner took a tumble.
Thermomix will close its WA head office and shift to the eastern states as part of a restructure by its German parent company, coming a year after its Australian founders sold the business.
The state government has awarded the Worley Arcadis joint venture a major advisory contract for the design of Westport, the $7.2b port project in Cockburn Sound.
29Metals has announced plans for a $150 million fully-underwritten capital raise, with proceeds primarily allocated towards its Golden Grove and Capricorn assets.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended a tick – with conditions – to a controversial push by a US-led company to carry out exploratory fracking in the Kimberley.
Shares in BHP dipped in morning trade after its Canadian potash project's price tag again increased by US$1 billion, while its WA Iron Ore operations achieved record production.
Global engineering firm Wood has won a two-year contract extension worth up to $US65 million ($A100 million) for work on Woodside Energy's North West Shelf gas facilities.
Northern Star Resources has flagged higher production costs this financial year, weeks after slashing full-year production guidance because of equipment failures.
European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland.
The TWU is warning of a beer shortage over the Australia Day long weekend, as drivers from Qube Logistics down tools for 24 hours this week, the latest escalation of wage negotiations.
Australia's share market has slipped lower despite a fresh record for gold after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on European nations for not bowing to his ambitions for Greenland.