Hewlett Packard shares have plunged on concerns about the company's turnaround strategy but the markets overall closed higher, helped by firm reports on services sector growth and private hiring.
The Australian dollar has fallen to a one-month low following the release of weak domestic trade data and may be on its way back to parity with its US counterpart.
Federal political leaders are urging retail banks to pass on the latest official interest rate cut in full, as new economic data justifies the central bank's surprise decision at its monthly board
The world's largest drilling company Boart Longyear has shocked the market by sacking its chief executive in an attempt to tackle its plunging share price.
Origin Energy has raised 500 million euros ($A634.6 million) through a bond issue to raise funds for the $23 billion Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project in Queensland.
Developer and syndicator Primewest has announced plans to build a four-level premium office development at the top of the Terrace after acquiring three adjoining properties at 253 St Georges.
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders won't be welcome in Western Australia because he would offend Muslims and could trigger violent protests, Premier Colin Barnett says.
Australian new home sales hit a 15-year low in August, with transactions for new dwellings in Western Australia dragging the nation down with a 9.4 per cent plunge.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the federal government must ensure the central bank's latest interest rate cut is passed on in full by the retail banks.
The Rotary Clubs of Perth and Mt Lawley are set to host their third annual Convicts for a Cause fundraiser in November and aim to more than double the money raised in 2011.
FIVE Western Australia-based homebuilders have been ranked among the nation's top 20, with Summit Homes and Pindan making their debut in the top echelon of housing construction.
Chinese demand for Australian commodities - not interest rate cuts - will determine whether the budget is in surplus in 2012/13, a leading budget forecaster says.
The state opposition will relish the opportunity to highlight the government's spending priorities after Troy Buswell announced $328 million in budget cuts.
Four years on from the collapse of Lehman Bros, it is disturbing to realise the finance sector has reverted to tight credit conditions akin to the GFC.
AFTER 22 years of housing country families of seriously ill children being treated in Perth, Ronald McDonald House will move from its Subiaco premises to the site of the new children's hospital in
LISTED property developer Peet has sold a $28 million parcel of land next to its recently promoted Yanchep Golf Estate development to the Department of Housing, in what appears to be part of an ann
A fourth-generation winemaker has launched a new cafe concept focused on matching Swan Valley wines with some of the world's best cheeses. Shanna Crispin reports.
THE constrained corporate finance market has improved slightly in the first quarter of the new financial year, with overall Western Australian-related activity rising to $13.72 billion from the Jun
WESTERN Australia's biggest local stockbroker, Patersons Securities, is the latest to reveal it has felt the chill winds from the tough equity markets, recording a loss of more than $5.1 million af
