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The price of the precious metal has hit a four-month high and is on track for its biggest percentage weekly gain in nearly a year.

Colin Barnett is in for his biggest test as premier in 2015, as mounting financial woes threaten to drain his political capital.

Junior oil explorers angered by a sudden increase in government tenement fees are close to forming an alliance to fight the fee changes, including a 700 per cent increase for some onshore tenement fees.

Mineral sands miner Base Resources has admitted defeat in its attempt to take over World Titanium Resources.

When Janet was contacted by an engineer on a dating website last year, she thought she had found a nice, good-looking man who was fascinating to talk to on the phone.

West Perth-based explorer South Boulder Mines has tapped a private investor for nearly $2.1 million, through a placement of 10 million shares.

More than 60 CEOs from WA provided Business News with detailed views on the year past, the next 12 months, their vision for the state, and what they expect from political leaders.

The share market has fallen for a fourth straight day as a drop in commodity prices and a negative lead from US markets outweighed better-than-expected jobs figures.

Six Perth-based startups have been shortlisted of the 2014-15 OzAPP Awards, which seek the most innovative tech startup companies from the Asia Pacific region.

Lithex Resources has scrapped its planned purchase of internet marketing business Mpire Media, which was the second business Perth entrepreneur Zhenya Tsvetnenko was seeking to list on the stock market.

Gold miner Doray Minerals has declared its off-market takeover of Mutiny Gold unconditional, after increasing its stake to 75.3 per cent.

It might seem unimportant to know exactly why copper has been added to the list of sick commodities, but if it is more than a fright over excess supply and slack demand then we could be on the verge of a rerun of the GFC.

The federal government has abandoned a plan to cut a Medicare rebate paid to GPs for short consultations.

Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project has been issued two prohibition notices over safety concerns.

Oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum is seeking to cut costs after lower oil prices pushed revenue down 10.1 per cent during the December quarter.

The chances of an imminent interest rate cut are diminishing after a surprise surge in full-time jobs pushed unemployment down to 6.1 per cent in December, with Western Australia being the only exception to the national fall.

Weak prices continue to hurt mineral sands miner Iluka Resources, which has revealed another fall in annual revenue.

ANZ Banking Group is tipping the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut its cash rate by 50 basis points to a new low of two per cent within the first six months of 2015.

The Australian sharemarket has started lower following a slide on Wall Street and a fall in commodity prices.

Wall Street stocks have dropped on a bruising day for global markets following a disappointing US retail sales report and a weak global economic forecast from the World Bank.

Disappointing US retail sales numbers have given the Australian dollar a lift above 81 US cents.

Gold prices have stuck to the highest level in two-and-a-half months, even as investors sell the metal to take profits on recent gains and cover bets in other markets.

US oil prices have shot up more than five per cent in a move attributed to bargain-hunting after the contract sank to a new multi-year low the prior day.

Sales activity in early 2015 is on the rebound since the Christmas-New Year week when total activity dipped to 182 sales.

A new contemporary art piece that captures more than 200,000 student signatures from schools across the state will be installed at Elizabeth Quay in early April.

Shares closed lower for a third straight day as further falls in commodity prices sparked investor nerves.

Liberty Resources is set to proceed with its move into the IT sector, through the acquisition of Cirrus Networks, after taking the extraordinary step of having a board spill to hasten the removal of two directors.

The Egyptian president made an important speech addressing radical Islam earlier this month, but it was largely ignored in the West.

Harvey Norman shares have gained as much as 9 per cent amid frenzied buying activity for the retail giant.

Northern Star Resources says it is generating over $200 million in free cash flow per year on the back of an expansion of its asset base, lower costs and increased gold sales.

The consumer watchdog is probing Woodside Petroleum's $US2.75 billion purchase of oil and gas assets from US energy company Apache, over concerns the deal could affect the supply of wholesale gas in the Western Australian market and lead to higher gas prices.

Troubled gold miner St Barbara has risked collapse but says its fortunes are improving after lifting production in the December quarter.