Strong reports on the US housing market and durable goods orders propelled stocks higher on Wednesday, with the much-watched Dow index reaching its highest level in more than five years.
Balcatta-based engine technology group Orbital Corporation says it is on target to finish the year in the black after lodging a slim net profit for the six months to December 31.
Australian shoppers may be ready to start splashing their cash again as solid savings rates and low inflation lifts consumer confidence, Westfield boss Peter Lowy says.
PMI Gold Corporation is on the hunt for a new chairman, after Peter Buck announced his resignation following the company's collapsed merger deal with Canada's Keegan Resources.
A Perth court has confirmed Wright Prospecting's full control over the large Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in the Pilbara after a challenge by Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.
The education sector has hailed an “outstanding report” on strengthening and sustaining Australia’s international student market from the Michael Chaney-led International Education Advisory Council
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's expects Australian economic growth will remain close to trend in coming years, as public debt peaks at a low level.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard believes the Australian dollar will stay high for some time but says this shouldn't stop the nation from having a viable manufacturing sector.
Apartment development firm Finbar Group says it is on track to exceed its record full-year profit from 2012 after it lodged a $14.07 million net profit for the six months to December 31.
If any further evidence were needed that the commodities boom is over, management changes at some of the world’s biggest resources companies seals the deal.
Federal Labor’s faction leaders need to think carefully before choosing the party’s new leader after what’s likely to be a devastating result in the September poll.
REPRESENTATIVES from a number of Perth-based insurance companies donned their aprons and took up their tongs last week for the second annual Willis On Fire charity barbecue cooking competition.
PHILANTHROPY organisation The Funding Network will introduce an innovative fundraising format to Perth next week, aimed at encouraging a broader range of people to contribute to charitable projects
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