Economists believe consumer prices rose modestly in the December quarter, but not slowly enough to lock in another interest rate cut for Australian homeowners.
Subiaco-based gold explorer Perseus Mining has announced the appointment of Jeff Quartermaine as its new managing director and chief executive officer.
Perth-based miner Strike Resources has announced the retirement of its managing director, Ken Hellsten, effective immediately, with non-executive director William Johnson to take the helm as execut
Perth-based mineral drilling firm Swick Mining Services has announced a record unaudited half-year revenue of $75.6 million as it prepares to expand further into North America.
Perth-based apartment developer Finbar Group has forecast an after-tax profit of about $14 million for the half year to December 2012 and reaffirmed its expectation of a record full-year result.
The Australian stockmarket has opened flat as investors gave a lukewarm response to US Congressional Republicans agreeing to temporarily raise the debt ceiling.
US stocks ended mostly higher Friday helped by news that Republicans might give way to a short-term rise of the debt ceiling to avoid a new crisis, but poor earnings from Intel pulled the Nasdaq lo
A blast and subsequent shutdown of Galaxy Resources’ Chinese processing plant has cost the miner a potential $66.2 million cornerstone investment from the East China Mineral Exploration & Devel
Police & Nurses will undergo a name change after it was granted approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to trade as a mutual bank.
Shares in Centaurus Metals were higher after the company said it would gain tax concessions at its Jambreiro iron ore project from a framework agreement with a state government in Brazil.
An Osborne Park-based construction company has been awarded more than $31 million in contracts by the state government for work at two new primary schools.
Fund managers controlling high proportions of Australians' savings have shifted large amounts of money out of cash and bonds and into the share market in recent months.
The last time I saw Sam Walsh, it was just before Christmas and he was shopping with his wife at David Jones in Claremont. As always, he had time to stop for a chat.
Sam Walsh has the chance of a lifetime to head one of the world’s biggest companies, but he won’t be chief executive of Rio Tinto for long, and he’s only there because the board has finally decided
Sam Walsh has been promoted to the top job at Rio Tinto, effective immediately, taking over from Tom Albanese who has quit as chief executive after the miner revealed a $US14 billion writedown.
Norton Gold Fields has committed $40 million for the development of its Enterprise open pit project, which will be the next base load operation for the company’s Paddington mill near Kalgoorlie.
Silver Lake Resources has made two dozen positions redundant at its gold operation in the Eastern Goldfields that will result in $3.5 million in savings each year.
Increased first home buyer activity and a lift in turnover of higher priced properties have bolstered Perth’s median house price, which rose 3 per cent in the December quarter.
Mineral sands miner Iluka will cut production resulting in job losses after tough trading conditions led to a loss of nearly one-third in revenue in 2012 compared to the previous year.
Santos's production costs blew out by up to $50 million in 2012, highlighting the risks to its massive Queensland Gladstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
