US stocks have ended modestly higher as investors appeared to take a breather in a semi-holiday session after Friday's strong rally on the back of encouraging jobs data.
AFG Property is set to proceed with construction of its $87 million Richmond Quarter apartment development in East Fremantle after appointing Pindan this week as the builder.
Forge Group says performance issues at two of its power station projects are likely to affect its earnings guidance, with the company extending a voluntary trading suspension as it holds discussions with financiers.
Former federal police commissioner Mick Keelty is already convinced the missing votes in the Western Australian Senate election materially affected the result, but says it's unlikely their disappearance was caused by corruption.
Explosives and chemicals supplier Orica expects higher profits in 2014 as key North American coal markets improve, and the company sells more sophisticated explosives and blasting systems.
More than a decade after it exited the cinema advertising market in Western Australia, national media group Val Morgan has returned with the acquisition of local agency CineAds.
The Australian share market has closed lower as investors put aside a positive lead from US markets and took a breather from a strong run upwards in recent months.
State government agency Healthway made headlines this year for its large sponsorship deals with the Western Australian Cricket Association and Perth Glory, but a new study has found its sponsorship of arts events is the quiet achiever.
West Perth-based gold explorer Golden Rim Resources has lined up $4 million in funding under an agreement with global financier RMB Resources as it looks towards completion of a bankable feasibility study at its Balogo project in Burkina Faso.
Fortescue Metals Group announced that lead arrangers Credit Suisse and JP Morgan have successfully completed an amendment and repricing process for its senior secured debt facility.
Gold futures have fallen to their lowest level in three weeks after a surprisingly strong US labour-market reading re-animated fears the Federal Reserve would soon curtail its bond purchases.
Twitter has held centre stage on Wall Street in a week of rocky trade that ultimately held up against sell-offs of bubbly tech shares to produce a new Dow record.
The Australian dollar is lower after a surprisingly strong US jobs report increased the likelihood that the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing could be wound back sooner rather than later.
Premier Colin Barnett has defended the government's plans to sell the Kwinana Bulk Terminal to Len Buckeridge in the hopes of bringing to an end the BGC chairman's $1 billion lawsuit against the state.
Almost all of Western Australia’s independent schools have increased their fees and enrolled slightly more students than last year, according to Business News’ Book of Lists research.
The University of Western Australia has again dominated WA's portion of the latest round of federal government research grants, though the state's funding share continues to be underweight relative to its population.
A motion suggesting Prime Minister Tony Abbott scrap laws requiring balanced reporting by Australian media will be among those debated by the Western Australian branch of the Liberal Party at its state conference.
Energy giant Chevron expects to start building a new Perth waterfront headquarters in three years time after the state government touted the oil and gas giant as the first major owner-occupier at Elizabeth Quay.
