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Junior oil and gas company Pura Vida Energy has named Jeff Dowling as its new chairman and Ric Malcolm as a non-executive director, with current chairman Bevan Tarratt to resign from the board.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says he is prepared to put the final nail in the coffin of the "uncomfortably high" Australian dollar if need be.

Diploma Group has developed a new remuneration package for managing director Nick Di Latte with a lower base pay but new performance incentives as it prepares to face shareholders at its annual general meeting next week.

The Western Australian resources boom of the past decade is well documented; not so widely recognised, however, has been the associated growth in civil infrastructure construction.

Retailer David Jones has borne the anger of shareholders, incurring a first "strike" at its annual general meeting and setting up a potential board spill.

The Australian share market has opened higher, bouncing back after four days of falls, after Wall Street hit a record high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed above the key threshold of 16,000 for the first time, extending a rally that has seen the gauge add over 22 per cent this year.

The Australian dollar dipped below 92 US cents for the first time in two and a half months after the head of the Reserve Bank said he has an open mind on intervening to get the exchange rate lower.

Gold futures have extended their early losses as minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting show some officials still expect a wind-down of the central bank's bond buying in coming months.

Many companies have become smart buyers, but some have become too smart.

Perth engineering firm Clough has ceased trading on the ASX after securing the green light from shareholders and the Federal Court to proceed with a $462 million takeover by South African group Murray & Roberts.

The Australian Institute of Company Directors has released its bi-annual Director Sentiment Index survey showing confidence of Australian directors about business and the future of the economy has improved since the election of the Abbott government.

FEATURE: The trucking and logistics sector is investing in new growth projects around Perth’s two major freight hubs, despite the economic slowdown in WA.

The share market has fallen for its fourth straight day due to uncertainty about when the US will start to reduce its economic stimulus program, and a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing activity.

Perth-based junior exploration firm Walkabout Resources says a deal signed last month with coal technology group Coalswana could underpin its four-pronged approach to developing its Takatowane coal

Perth-based Paladin Energy is persisting with negotiations on the sale of a minority stake in its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, and has assured shareholders it will give them an update by the end of the month.

Clive Palmer has announced a High Court challenge to attempt to have his party's Senate candidate Dio Wang declared a winner in Western Australia.

Ausdrill managing director Ron Sayers says he no longer plans to step down from the role next year, despite the prospect he could face a retrial on tax fraud charges.

Long-time chairman Terry Streeter has announced he is stepping down from the board of nickel miner Western Areas.

BHP Billiton’s annual meeting in Perth today resembled a debate on climate change, with chairman Jac Nasser expressing frustration that the company’s achievements in that field were not being recognised.

Plans for a six-storey, $4.5 million office development at the old Stockade Building on the corner of Barrack and Wellington streets have been approved by the City of Perth.

The International Monetary Fund believes it could take until 2016 before the Australian economy returns to trend growth of around three per cent.

Australian shares are weaker as investors overlook the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last meeting and focus on profit taking.

The federal agency managing the government's bond portfolio says a buffer beyond what is expected to be the peak in commonwealth debt is needed to cope with unforeseen events in any one year.

US stocks have fallen after minutes from the last Federal Reserve policy meeting said the central bank could scale back its stimulus program "in coming months".

Gold futures have extended their early losses as minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting show some officials still expect a wind-down of the central bank's bond buying in coming months.

One of the downsides of international investment is that people with a different worldview can start influencing the ways things are done in Australia.

The Australian dollar has fallen more than half a US cent after the minutes of the Federal Reserve's October policy meeting showed that it'll likely wind back its economic stimulus program in the coming months.

Mineral Resources is expecting to defy the mining services downturn, telling shareholders today that it anticipates strong growth in net profit in the current financial year.

Gindalbie Metals says it will continue to purchase iron ore from third parties to make up for a shortfall of concentrator production at its Karara mine, as the company warned shareholders it will need additional capital investment before it can reach capacity at its main magnetite project.

A ‘creative’ approach to time management may not be in your employer’s best interests, or yours.

Northern Star Resources has weathered a fluctuating gold market with low costs and strong profits, and is looking forward to new acquisition opportunities, chairman Chris Rowe announced at its annual general meeting today.