US stocks have edged higher as a Federal Reserve official suggested that the central bank could take a small step next week to reel in its stimulus program.
The developer of the $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project has secured a unique insurance scheme which safeguards the project against construction delays and wage blowouts caused by cyclones on the volatile Pilbara coastline.
Perth-based explorer Musgrave Minerals’ share price has spiked up 40 per cent after releasing drilling results at the company's Deering Hills project in northern South Australia.
Queensland-based pipeline construction company Murphy Pipe and Civil has expanded its operations into Western Australia, opening a new Perth office in the hopes of winning further work on the state's resources projects.
Former Perth lawyer Nick Grono will return to Europe to run a new anti-slavery fund backed by his most recent boss, iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest, and other leading philanthropists.
Telecom Corp has sold its Australian AAPT unit for $450 million to ASX-listed internet service provider, TPG Telecom, beating initial expectations of what the unit would go for.
Perth-based gold miner West African Resources has gained approval from shareholders of Canadian-based Channel Resources to combine the two companies for further expansion of gold projects in Burkina Faso.
The recent closure of the Piccadilly Cinema may not signal the final curtain for the historic theatre, with its owners contemplating whether to reopen the art deco building as an entertainment venue.
A slowdown in mining investment has many companies cutting costs, but this hasn’t stopped WA Skills Training owner Bob Butson from making a $5 million investment in new premises in Welshpool.
Cassini Resources has resolved a share sale agreement to acquire 75 per cent of Crossbow Resources, the 100 per cent owner of the West Arunta X17 project in the Gibson Desert.
Jobs advertised on the internet and in newspapers fell for the second consecutive month, and there are no clear signs of the labour market bouncing back in the coming months.
Shares in Perth-based gold mining junior Minera Gold have risen by 25 per cent after the company signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a private Peruvian entity to utilise a 200 tonne-per-day CIP gold circuit for its Torrecillas gold project in Peru.
Perth-based oil and gas explorer Liquefied Natural Gas has announced plans to raise $15.3 million through a share placement as it looks to advance its Magnolia LNG project in the United States.
Gindalbie Metals has agreed to sell its Shine hematite iron prospect to Mount Gibson Iron for $15 million as it focuses attention on bringing its Karara magnetite project to full production.
Australian shares have lost ground after insurer QBE flagged that it would post a $250 million loss for calendar 2013, prompting shocked investors to wipe more than $4 billion from the value of one of the ASX's 20 biggest companies.
The Australian share market is slightly lower as investors put aside good US jobs figures and strong Chinese trade data and focus on a shock profit warning from insurer QBE.
Gold futures have eased as investors try to determine what impact the continued gains in US hiring will have on the timing of a reduction in Federal Reserve stimulus.
Electoral commissioner Ed Killesteyn is under pressure to quit after an inquiry found serious flaws in the Western Australian Senate election count, which could lead to $13 million being spent on a fresh poll.
The state government has formalised plans for Chinese group Shanghai Zhongfu to develop thousands of hectares of irrigated land in the Kimberley, more than a year after naming the company as its preferred proponent for the land.
