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US stocks have closed sharply lower after Secretary of State John Kerry warned that the US will demand "accountability" after an "obscene" chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians.

Karri Valley Resort is one of those iconic attractions in Western Australia's South Sest, or it should be.

Malaysian multinational Sime Darby Group is quitting the WA property market after putting its three hospitality assets, including the picturesque Karri Valley Resort, up for sale.

Payment solutions provider Emerchants has raised $7.5 million to fund an expansion of sales, marketing and product development initiatives.

Perth-based Tox Free Solutions has secured a five-year contract for waste management services at Chevron's Western Australian assets, including the massive Gorgon LNG project.

Colin Barnett is in danger of losing the PR battle over the reasons he's asking Western Australians to tighten their belts.

The Australian dollar edged higher in a quiet day of trade.At 1700 AEST on Monday, the local unit was trading at 90.38 US cents, up from 90.03 cents on Friday.

Automotive Holdings Group managing director Bronte Howson has sold two million shares in the company, raising a total of $7.76 million.

Reed Resources chief executive Luke Tonkin has tendered his resignation, after just more than 14 months at the helm of the struggling gold miner, which also detailed $70 million of asset impairment

Balcatta-based fuel technology systems group Orbital Corporation has built on a solid first half and delivered a full-year net profit, rebounding from a loss of more than $3 million in the previous

Australian shares finished higher as investors bought banking stocks in the absence of local drivers.

Cedar Woods Properties has made its third significant Western Australian land acquisition for the year, adding a 35 hecta

IT services provider ASG Group has added a multi-million dollar, three-year contract with Main Roads WA to its order book, taking its total works won since the end of June to $86 million.

Pressure is mounting on the state government to abandon plans to run light rail down Perth's busiest shopping mall.

Cleveland Mining Company has raised $3 million to accelerate development at its Premier gold mine in Brazil.

Mining and civil contractor MACA has predicted it will continue its run of earnings growth, after riding out the slowdown in the resources sector to book a 31 per cent rise in full-year net profit.

Calibre Group and Seven Group Holdings have appointed new chief financial officers today, with both being former executives at engineering contractor Downer EDI.

South Africa's Keaton Energy Holdings has made a $20 million all-cash takeover bid for Perth-based coal explorer Xceed Resources.

Aspen Group is seeking to sell its $311 million commercial property portfolio, including the Septimus Roe office tower on Adelaide Terrace, as the developer and fund manager plans to build towards

Antares Energy has sold its Permian Basin oil and gas assets in Texas to an undisclosed buyer for $US300 million.

Finance Minister Penny Wong doubts a coalition government can deliver a budget surplus without cutting services.

Tony Abbott says the coalition will have more to say about budget savings this week, but maintains the opposition's full costings won't be released until the final week of the campaign.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has unveiled plans for a third joint venture with Singaporean-owned developer Ventrade Australia - a $183 million project in the heart of Maylands.

Drilling companies Swick Mining Services and Boart Longyear have provided a snapshot of conditions in the resources drilling sector, with underground and surface mining-focused Swick booking a reco

The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street made solid gains on Friday.

Gold prices have settled at their highest level in 11-weeks high after weaker US home sales data stoked hopes of sustained stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve.

The Australian dollar is a third of a US cent higher after the release of weak US housing data sparked concerns about the America's economic recovery.

US stocks scored solid gains to finish last week, with the market getting a jolt from Microsoft's announcement that chief executive Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months.

Kevin Rudd should have stayed gone when his party pushed him from the PM's office, so now it's up to the voters to deliver the message.

Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke has taken aim at the poor standard of political leadership in Australia, which he said was the fundamental barrier to implementing vital economic reforms.

An uptick in the housing sector is critical if Australia is to successfully rebalance economic growth away from the fading mining investment boom.

The ink is finally dry on GHD's contract for at least 6,500sqm in QUBE Property Group's office project at 999 Hay Street on the western fringe of the CBD.