Kerry Stokes' private company Australian Capital Equity has reported a big jump in annual profit while also disclosing the value of his expansive art collection and other assets.
Asia stocks sank early on Wednesday, catching up with the sell-off on Wall Street after Iran's ballistic missile strike on Israel provoked fears of a wider regional conflict, while crude oil pushed higher on the risk of supply disruptions.
Frontier Energy still expects former premier Mark McGowan to join its board as chair, while the fallout from yesterday's grid access snub appears to have impacted a $40 million capital raise.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng yet to open after holiday; US S&P 500 stock index futures weaken 0.16 per cent, after the cash index lost 0.9 per cent overnight.
Albemarle is mulling a sale of its Australind workers' village after the lithium giant scaled back its $2 billion expansion plan at Kemerton amid ongoing depressed prices.
Morocco is the best-ranked country while Zimbabwe is the worst in the latest Africa Risk Reward Index produced by consulting firm Control Risks and Oxford Economics.
The ASX200 dropped 0.7 per cent, snapping a three-day win streak after Fed chairman Jerome Powell said the US central bank was in no rush to cut interest rates.
The state government has progressed its plans to establish a hydrogen and clean energy workforce training centre in the Pilbara, after awarding a design contract to Aurecon.
Omnia Metals will begin on-ground exploration activities at its Ord Basin project in the Kimberley, while the company remains suspended from trading on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Rydges Hotels' plan to build a four-storey pod accommodation in Fremantle failed to clear a planning hurdle after an assessment panel was unable to decide on the $8 million proposal.
ANALYSIS: Incentives from the Australian Energy Market Operator to stimulate growth of the state's battery storage capacity may have dented a renewable project's production vision.
The national competition watchdog has received an extra $30 million from the federal government towards its supermarket and retail sector investigations.
An ambitious plan to source 70 million cubic metres of sand from the seabed off the Wyndham coast for sale into Asia has been put before the state's Environmental Protection Authority.
ClearVue Technologies’ global chief executive officer Martin Deil has described a contract win at the prominent Enex100 building in Perth as a ‘pivotal moment’ for the company.
Olam Agri has conceded to Louis Dreyfus Commodities' increased takeover bid of Namoi Cotton, the company behind the construction of Western Australia's first cotton processing gin.
Former Water Corporation executive Matthew Cronin will oversee an $8 million state government program designed to boost the local manufacture of wind farm components.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has given Strike Energy's proposed South Erregulla peaking power plant a leg up, granting it credits to contribute to the electricity grid in 2026.
Qatar Airways intends to acquire a quarter stake in Virgin Australia in a partnership the local airline calls a "missing piece" of its long-term strategy.
OPINION: Federal government updates to the 2015 Northern Australia white paper have failed to convince critics it has what it takes to drive the region forward.
Mark McGowan-chaired Frontier Energy shares have plummeted more than 50 per cent, after its Waroona solar project was snubbed by the operator of the state's electricity grid.
The S&P 500 has sputtered to a record high close, rebounding from a brief setback after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank is in no hurry to implement further interest rate cuts.
Woodside has finalised its US$2.35 billion acquisition of a low carbon ammonia project in Texas from fertiliser and industrial chemicals heavyweight OCI NV.
