There seems to be a competition developing amongst finance journalists, along with some economists and market analysts, to be the first to call a base to the current bear market phase on stock markets.
Media magnate Kerry Stokes stepped up his attack on WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd today, telling nearly 1,200 Western Australian business people that the publisher had lost focus to its customers.
The management of Perth Airport has committed to releasing its redevelopment plans by the end of the month after Premier Alan Carpenter criticised the private owners for failing to respond to congestion problems.
Perth companies Finbar Group Ltd and Image Resources Ltd today joined a long list of companies caught up in the collapse of Melbourne stockbroker Opes Prime.
Gindalbie Metals Ltd's biggest shareholder has taken legal action to block the sale of 32 million shares, or more than six per cent of its issued capital, that is caught up in the collapse of Melbourne stockbroking firm Opes Prime.
Clough Limited has been awarded a $30 million contract for Iluka Resources Limited's Murray Basin Stage 2 Development, which is due for completion in early 2009.
Meltdown fear for WA juniors snared in Opes; Mt Gibson eyes appeal despite win; Opes clients: don't dump our shares; Westpoint adviser escapes prison with theft plea; Reserve hints at peak of rate cycle
Strike Resources Ltd said today it is continuing negotiations over the sale of its Peruvian iron ore assets sale, in a deal that could be worth up to US$450 million.
Xstrata Australia non-executive chairman and Santos Ltd director Peter Coates has joined the board of Perth-based nickel producer Minara Resources Ltd.
Moly Mines has announced a major expansion of its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper resource with an increase of more than 100 per cent in its resource tonnage results.
Peet Ltd has today announced its Peet Alkimos wholesale syndicate has settled on the purchase of a 243-hectare residential zoned property with 1.7km of ocean frontage within the Alkimos Eglinton project.
Vital Metals Ltd has today announced the finalisation of an Indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Western Yalanji people over proposed mining at its Watershed Tungsten project in North Queensland.
Leederville-based specialist media company Aspermont has today announced a deal to acquire UK based Mining Communications Ltd for $18.8 million, as part of its global expansion strategy.
ASX-listed exploration company Westgold Resources has today announced a fully underwritten 1-for-4 pro-rata non-renounceable rights issue, at a price of 18 cents per share, to fund its Rover exploration program in the Northern Territory.
Internet service provider iiNet says the Rudd government's national broadband network will result in customers paying more, with fewer internet providers, if the current regulatory regime is not reformed.
Broker accused of hiding losses; Sinosteel claims market uncertainty is a threat for Midwest; Landmark deal promises reward for WA's Martu; Lew lobs $898 bid for Just; Lehman sues over $US350m fraud
The collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime has ensnared shareholders in at least seven WA resources companies, including high profile mining identity Nathan MacMahon and the biggest stakeholder in Gindalbie Metals Ltd.
Boutique brewing company Oz Brewing Ltd has finalised plans to acquire a manufacturer of sheds and portable accomodation, while also disclosing that its plans for a second retail outlet in Dunsborough have been blocked.
Explorer and aspiring potash producer Reward Minerals Ltd has reached what is being touted as a ground-breaking native title deal to potentially give the Central Western Desert's Martu people more than 10 per cent of the company.
Sales of new homes by Western Australia's largest builders dropped 33.2 per cent in February 2008, following a 47.1 per cent jump in January, figures released today by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) show.
The State Government has launched a television and media advertising campaign aimed at increasing the number of apprentices and trainees in Western Australia.
The share prices of two Perth-based companies have shot up 40% or more today on the back of uranium and other commodity results from their projects in Malawi and Sweden.
The North West Shelf Venture has approved a $5 billion expansion of its gas production operations off WA's northern coast, adding to the extraordinary boom in oil and gas projects.
ANZ forces Opes Prime share sale; Market rout the worst in 20 years; The tax man cometh for you, big earner; BHP eyes partnerships with chinese miners to ramp up supply; Offshore cash key for U-stocks
ComputerCORP Ltd today announced an agreement to purchase Queensland IT firm Coretech for up to $4.2 million in staged cash and share payments over two years.
State Development Minister Eric Ripper today rejected a claim in The Australian newspaper that the State Government had decided that it would not permit Browse Basin LNG proponents to operate a single common-user LNG hub in the Kimberley.
Windimurra Vanadium Ltd today completed a $25 million capital raising, joining a handful of small and mid-cap mining companies thathave defied the market downturn to raise additional funds.
