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With the convention market in Perth showing no signs of slowing, the focus has turned to the city’s largest venues and their capacity to attract major national and international events.

Shares in iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group have fallen sharply after the price for iron ore dropped to a new five and a half year low.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has committed $10 million to the development of an interactive water park at Elizabeth Quay.

Gold miner Ramelius Resources has lifted its full-year production guidance after achieving record production in the December quarter.

The share market is flat as investors shrug off an anti-austerity party's election victory in Greece.

A massive snowstorm descending on New York dulled Wall Street trade, but stocks ended a bit higher, helped by some positive quarterly earnings reports.

Gold prices have fallen as investors take profits on the metal's recent rally after a victorious anti-austerity party in Greece didn't appear inclined to take the country out of the eurozone.

The Australian dollar has fallen to a new five and a half year low, after an anti-austerity party won the Greek election and falls in metals prices.

Oil prices have fallen to fresh six-year lows in New York trade despite a warning from OPEC that prices could surge to $US200 owing to a shrinking investment in exploration.

Technology will be at the forefront of changes in the workplace in the near future, but an economy-wide shift in attitude is needed.

Costing between $40,000 and $100,000, the drones Paul Deuchar sells and trains people to fly are more than just expensive toys.

Interest rates are likely to remain low, in the medium term at least, as the machinations of the world energy market play out.

Three aspiring gold miners have announced an increase in projected free cash flow for their respective projects as a result of the strong gold price, coupled with falling fuel costs.

The share market has posted its biggest weekly gain in two years, helpd by the European Central Bank's multi-billion euro stimulus package.

Singaporean investors are driving a flurry of offshore activity in Perth’s commercial, hotel and residential property sectors.

Final design works and construction valuations are under way for the long-awaited $70 million DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Karratha, with building expected to begin before the middle of the year, albeit at a new location, in the Pilbara town’s CBD.

Perth-based Doray Minerals has confirmed solid growth in gold production and disclosed lower costs in the December quarter, as it moves toward completing its takeover of Mutiny Gold.

Global business ET Solar has revealed it is in confidential talks with a Fremantle business to set up a nine-megawatt rooftop solar photovoltaic system.

Galvin Engineering is hoping a recent acquisition will provide a welcome boost to business.

Perth-raised Naomi Brockwell has carved out a most unusual career in the US, combining her twin passions for the arts and free-market economics.

Mining entrepreneur Nik Zuks has put four Perth properties up for sale as he deals with the sharp slump in the iron ore market, which has slashed the value of his flagship company Bellzone Mining plc.

An Abbott government inquiry into workplace laws has opened a new battlefront with Labor and the unions.

Energy company Santos has foreshadowed potential writedowns following a steep slump in oil prices.

The next reading of inflation is expected to be one of the lowest in three years, after the price of oil more than halved in the past six months.

Based in Canada with a local office in Subiaco, the technology provides online analytics and dashboards that assist productivity, output and profits. The information is also available on mobile devices.

Former Coles boss Ian McLeod will leave parent company Wesfarmers to accept a post in the United States.

Mining and civil engineering contractor Maca has downgraded its full-year revenue guidance by $30 million after Sydney-based miner Arrium said it was closing one of its South Australian mines.

The share market is firmer across all sectors after the European Central Bank announced a much-anticipated stimulus package.

US stocks have soared after the European Central Bank announced a huge bond-buying stimulus program, with banks and big tech stocks leading the way helped by a sharply higher US dollar.

Oil prices have fallen on a jump in US petroleum stockpiles and the surge in the US dollar spurred by the European Central Bank's launch of a massive eurozone stimulus.

Gold prices have settled above $US1,300 an ounce for the first time in five months as investors anticipated weaker currencies on the back of the European Central Bank's bigger-than-expected bond-buying program.

The Australian dollar briefly fell to a two week low after the European Central announced its 60 billion euros ($A84.62 billion) a month economic stimulus plan.