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There are signs of life and glimmers of hope in the market after a reporting season that beat expectations - albeit only slightly - and promised better things to come.

The Australian dollar is almost half a US cent lower after Chinese economic data showed its manufacturing sector is expanding at a slower pace.

The credibility of Liberal and Labor election promises are both under question, with Troy Buswell admitting the Liberals three major pledges are reliant on being half funded by the Commonwealth, an

Australia's export commodity prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in February, Reserve Bank of Australia figures show.

The Australian sharemarket closed almost half a per cent lower as the major resources companies dragged the index down.

Regional airline Skywest has reported a half-year loss of $S2.2 million ($A1.7 million) as the company prepares for a shareholder meeting to vote on the $A98 million takeover proposal from fellow o

Shares in Sirius Resources have surged today after the company announced further promising nickel exploration results near Norseman.

Perth-based developer and fund manager Aspen Group has announced the sale of a New South Wales commercial property for $19 million.

Most homeowners won't be surprised if the central bank leaves the cash rate unchanged after next Tuesday's monthly board meeting.

The state’s largest locally-owned lender, Police & Nurses, has today officially changed its name to P&N Bank.

Fresh from announcing plans to develop the Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara, Mineral Resources has become the eleventh Western Australian company in the S&P/ASX 100 Index.

Construction company Diploma Group has reported a net profit of just $73,000 for the half year to December 2012 as it seeks to recover from substantial losses in its development business last finan

Perth's residential property sector was one of three capital city markets to report a fall in value in February, industry analyst RP Data says.

Aurora Oil & Gas has acquired a large slice of highly-prospective oil and shale gas acreage in South Texas for $US117.5 million.

Leighton Holdings has sold a major office tower development in Melbourne to two property groups for $462 million.

Thousands of angry unionists knocked on Premier Colin Barnett's office door to voice their frustration at overseas recruitment yesterday - only to find he was out campaigning thousands of kilometre

Besieged Network Ten has recruited the man behind the Seven Network's morning show sensations, to fight its way back in the ratings.

The Australian share market has opened more than three quarters of a per cent lower, driven down by falls in the resources sector after a last minute sell-off in the US.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose tantalisingly close to an all-time high on Thursday but failed to top the five-year-old mark and ended up in the red after a late-session sell-off.

Growth at the tail end of 2012 might not have been as upbeat as expected, but new data suggests the economy will continue to be underpinned by mining investment for a while yet.

Engineering and construction contractor VDM Group has reported a blow-out in its half-year loss to $60 million, up from a loss of $47 million in the previous corresponding period.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has appointed the former BHP Billiton executive Chris Lynch as its new chief financial officer, 18 months after he joined Rio as a non-executive director.

Land developer Peet has reported a net profit of $1.2 million for the half year to December 2012, and foreshadowed better results in the second half of the financial year and in future years.

Engineering company Sedgman has signed a $90 million contract to design and build a new gold processing plant near Kalgoorlie for La Mancha Resources.

Iron Ore Holdings and Mineral Resources have struck an agreement that will result in the development this year of the Iron Valley mine in the Pilbara.

The Australian share market has reached a fresh four and a half year high, buoyed by improved investor sentiment towards the Italian election outcome.

Shares in Matrix Composites and Engineering have plunged to their lowest level since the company listed on the ASX in 2009, following the release of a major earnings downgrade.

Former Ernst and Young managing partner in Perth Jeff Dowling has been appointed chairman of nickel-explorer Sirius Resources.

New laws proposed in the wake of the Montara oil spill, dubbed Australia's worst oil disaster, have cleared parliament.

Western Australia's Liberal party is promising to chip away at the state's housing crisis by removing outdated restrictions on granny flats.

The federal government has released a consultation paper for its plan to change the timing of company tax payments.

A better-than-expected capital expenditure outlook is another sign the Reserve Bank of Australia won't need to cut the cash rate further.