Gold prices fell to a two-week low on Tuesday as markets became less concerned that far-right leader Marine Le Pen would win the French presidential election, increasing investor appetite for risky assets such as stocks while denting bullion.
The Australian dollar is lower against the US dollar following the surprise decision by US President Donald Trump to slap tariffs on Canadian lumber entering the US.
Nearly 4,000 shareholders in West Perth company Moly Mines have effectively become stranded in the $63 million cashbox after a stand-off between its board and the ASX ended in a delisting of its stock.
UPDATED: Building commissioner Peter Gow has issued a clarifying statement today (Tuesday), essentially confirming the state government's view that lead leaching directly from brass fittings remains the only significant source of lead at Perth Children's Hospital.
The Australian share market has closed in positive territory for a third consecutive session with strength in financial and energy companies offsetting weakness from the miners.
Business owner Ra Stewart says she wants to bring responsible financial management and enthusiasm back into the council if she is elected mayor of Fremantle.
The board of cleaning and catering company Spotless has rejected mining services group Downer's $1.26 billion takeover bid, describing it as hostile and highly conditional.
The Australian share market has opened higher as investors welcome the increased popularity of centrist pro-Euro candidate Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French presidential election.
US company tax cut boostUS President Donald Trump's ‘‘massive'' tax reduction plan, details of which are expected on Thursday, will have direct benefit
The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart despite the US dollar index stengthening with traders squaring positions ahead of the weekend.
Oil prices have tumbled more than 2 per cent, notching the biggest weekly decline in more than a month on mounting evidence that US production and inventory growth were offsetting OPEC's attempts to reduce the global crude glut.
Gold prices have risen slightly with investors awaiting the first-round of voting in the presidential French election at the weekend and possible announcements about tax changes in the United States.
CPB Contractors has failed in its application for an injunction against engineering group JKC Australia, which is claiming $39.2 million of liquidated damages related to work on the Ichthys LNG project.
A major Malaysian property developer is eyeing Perth as a launchpad for an entry into the Australian market, off the back of a $14 million acquisition of a development site in Leederville.
Fresh research shows apartment residents are increasingly moving towards larger dwellings, but one of the city's top sales executives says there remains a market for all apartment types.
In this Business News podcast, Dan Wilkie and Mark Beyer discuss 457 visas, chief executive salaries, Chinese investment in WA and the state of the construction industry.
The recently recruited global sales manager of Perth engineering company VEEM has been forced to resign after his former employer took Supreme Court action, claiming he breached terms of his employment agreement.
Students and hospitality workers are the key cohorts first targeted by new mobile apps GoCasual and Squaddle, both of which have been developed by Perth startups.
Chevron Australia has lost its appeal of a 2015 Federal Court ruling regarding the company's financial and taxation relationship with its US parent, although the company has not ruled out a High Court appeal.
Two days after Magnum Gas & Power ended plans to acquire private company Bombora Natural Energy, Perth-based Zeta Petroleum has revealed its own merger plans with the target.
A Chinese consortium is set to take control of the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline and several power stations across WA after regulators and shareholders today approved the $7.5 billion takeover of listed company DUET Group.
