CommSec is tipping a further interest rate cut of 25 basis points next month as the central bank today slashed rates by a bigger than expected 75 basis points, a move welcomed by various lobby groups across the country.
Western Australian businesses spend more on research and development as a proportion of gross state product than business in any other state, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is the first bank to pass on some of the central bank's rate cut, lowering its standard variable home loan rate by 58 basis points.
Subiaco-based PharmAust Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary Epichem Pty Ltd, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Curtin University to develop oral insulin for the treatment of diabetes.
The takeover tussle for Incremental Petroleum Ltd could be extended after the corporate watchdog asked bidder Cooper Energy Ltd to extend its deadline that it thought was final.
United States company Cleveland Cliffs has ended its takeover of iron ore miner Portman Ltd with a 99.27 per cent interest, boosted by acceptances to its offer and on-market purchases.
Delay carbon plan, warns RBA director; Hundreds of jobs go as crisis hits miners; Stamp duty slump hits state budgets; Housing, retail downturn boost case for rate cut; China demand slowing, admits Rio
Australian executives are expecting further economic turbulence in the New Year as credit market conditions, a volatile Australian dollar and inflationary pressures impact profit and investment prospects for 2009.
Herdsman-based Olympia Resources Ltd is undertaking a strategic review of its projects in light of the current financial crisis while chairman Mal Randall steps down.
Gindalbie Metals Ltd plans to raise $162 million through a share placement to Chinese project partner AnSteel to cover its final payment towards the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture.
The effect of banks tightening the purse strings on small to medium enterprises could seriously hamper the Australian economy in the long term, East & Partners' latest SME Banking Markets Report reveals.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has not given up hope the state can still benefit from Inpex's multi-billion dollar Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility.
Perth-based Mission NewEnergy Ltd has produced first bio-ethanol from non food agricultural waste material, which sets up the company to produce the fuel from a range of low-cost and readily available feedstock.
Consumer watchdog Choice has today launched a campaign to find an alternative buyer for BankWest, which has accepted a $2.1 billion takeover from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Clough Ltd has signed a $56 million agreement with Superior Energy Services Inc to charter the newly built Rem Clough and provide associated subsea services.
Perth has recorded the biggest fall in house prices over the past year as latest figures from the Australian Bureu of Statistics confirm a slowdown in the national housing market.
Western Australia has recorded the biggest drop in newspaper job advertisements for October, in line with the national decline as firms shied away from hiring staff in a slowing economy, a survey says.
Shares in Atlas Iron Ltd have jumped over 30 per cent on news the miner is on the verge of signing a long-term off-take deal as it sells its first iron ore shipment from its Pilbara project.
Mount Gibson Iron Ltd has entered into several offtake deals with two Hong Kong listed companies, one a major shareholder, as it plans a $162 million capital raising that is fully underwritten.
Molybdenum miner Moly Mines today announced the Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project was poised for immediate implementation, despite the economic slowdown.
Talks start on WA uranium mining; China output slows as exports fall; Vale set to slash iron ore output; Jobs to go as squeeze hits car dealers; Unions shape up for Telstra strike action
West Perth-based Industrial Minerals Corporation Ltd will explore funding arrangements for the development of its $67 million US project after its joint venture partner pulled out.
The legal battle between Oil Basins Ltd and ARC Energy Ltd has been resolved, with the Canning Basin joint venture partners agreeing to a new arrangement.
Advanced Engine Components Ltd has entered into a potential 10-year purchase deal with India's Tata Motors Ltd that is estimated to generate over $30 million in revenue over three years for the Malaga-based company.
Takeover target Perilya Ltd said an update on resources at its downsized Broken Hill lead and zinc mine could "significantly" extend the mine's life, based on conservative metals prices, beyond the previously advised three years.
The Western Australian housing market is tipped to bottom out this December quarter as new homes sales during September jumped 19.5 per cent, however Perth remains the worst performer in property values.
