The Australian dollar is back below 88 US cents following interest rate hikes in Turkey and South Africa and the US Federal Reserve's tapering announcement.
Australia's second largest DSL internet service provider iiNet has taken a swipe at NBN Co, saying it has ignored input from industry experts while devising its new corporate plan.
Large companies dominated the initial public offering market in 2013, with 96 per cent of all funds raised coming from companies with a market capitalisation of more than $100 million.
The share market has closed higher after the central banks of India and Turkey lifted interest rates to counter a sell-off in their currencies and ease investors' concerns about the stability of emerging markets.
Perth-based Fortis Consulting has opened an office in Canberra as it seeks to replicate success in Western Australia’s not-for-profit sector on a national scale.
Continental Coal has secured a short-term funding deal which will allow it to continue trading but at the expense of its chief executive and several other directors.
Electronic payment entrepreneur Chad Zani has shifted focus from the office to the great outdoors with the first event of his new networking club, The Unstoppables
Increasing demand for hardwood plantation products has boosted the outlook for the much-maligned industry in Western Australia, but whether companies can capitalise on new growth will depend on how much suitable land they can access.
Mid-tier iron ore miner Atlas Iron has lifted its forecast for shipments of iron ore in its 2014 financial year and says prices for the commodity are strong.
Australian shares are firmer, despite bank stocks being mixed as investors remain anxious ahead of the US central bank's expected decision to keep tapering its stimulus measures.
Struggling contractor Forge Group has forecast a loss of up to $25 million for the 2014 financial year, slashing its earnings guidance on the back of cost blow-outs at several projects.
US stocks have finished solidly higher following a mixed bag of economic data and earnings reports, snapping a five-day losing streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Gold prices have slipped as equity markets bounce back from multiple losing sessions, and gold investors wait for a signal from the US central bank on the direction of its economic stimulus program
The Australian share market clawed back some of its earlier losses but still closed lower on Tuesday on the back of investor concern over emerging markets.
Ausdrill has struck up an alliance with gold explorer Azumah Resources, agreeing to invest $2 million in the company following the appointment of Ausdrill subsidiary African Mining Services as Azumah's preferred mining contractor.
