Oil prices rose overnight following media reports that China's government was open to a partial trade deal with the United States and after Turkey launched a military operation in northern Syria but a build in US crude inventories limited gains.
Gold eked out gains on bets of further rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve as investors awaited minutes from the central bank's September meeting overnight but hopes of a China-US trade deal buoyed risk sentiment and capped bullion's gains.
Power Ledger has announced it will launch a pilot trial of its blockchain-enabled renewable energy trading platform, partnering with Malaysia's Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA).
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has renewed its push to increase the stamp duty exemption threshold for first homebuyers, as part of a six-point plan it unveiled to help breathe new life into the state’s weak residential construction and property markets.
Technology Metals Australia and Strandline Resources both announced their flagship Western Australian projects have reached the due diligence phase of the Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility funding assessment process.
Alcoa has confirmed the appointment of former Rio Tinto executive Michael Gollschewski as the new vice-president of the company’s Australian operations and as president of Alcoa of Australia.
With the rollout of the NDIS due to be completed by mid-2020, disability service providers are turning to IT solutions to improve efficiency and make the system more accessible to users.
A new agent has been appointed to sell the Dalkeith mansion built by the late Alan Bond, with Mr Bond's daughter Jody Fewster to sell the palatial home on behalf of owner Sue Gibson, after a near two-year sales campaign failed to find a buyer.
Perth-based Zelda Therapeutics has struck an agreement to merge with Ilera Therapeutics that could potentially be worth more than $65 million, as it seeks to grow in the heavily regulated global medical cannabis market.
Busselton is set to have an underwater observatory, after the federal government committed $13 million to the project as part of its Regional Growth Fund.
Tourism Council WA has encouraged the state to attract more international students and events, as the state government touted figures from Tourism Research Australia as proof its marketing campaigns were paying off.
BHP says big miners' profits will not survive if they simply pay lip service to the social and environmental toll of resource extraction, with the "social value" of a business decision increasingly important to a company's long-term future.
SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australia’s record housing downturn has shaken up the hierarchy of the state’s biggest builders, with ABN Group now topping the list and two new entrants making their way into the market’s top five since industry activity peaked midway through the decade.
The National Broadband Network has copped an official warning from the competition watchdog after the taxpayer-funded wholesaler allowed one telco to see sensitive pricing information months before its rivals.
SPECIAL REPORT: Forecasts are finally turning positive for WA residential construction, as the industry continues to evolve its offering in a new era of increased housing diversity.
Oil prices slid about 1.0 per cent overnight as the US government's plans to blacklist more Chinese companies dampened hopes for a trade deal between the two countries, although unrest in Iraq and Ecuador lent some support to crude prices.
Gold prices gained overnight, bouncing off a one-week low touched earlier in the session, as uncertainties over US-Chinese trade talks and Brexit drove a decline in stock markets and prompted investors to seek refuge in the safe-haven metal.
Privately-owned Perth company APM has struck its third takeover deal in the space of a year, announcing a $51 million takeover agreement with ASX-listed Konekt
A new report from advisory firm BDO has predicted diesel machinery will be banned in all new Australian underground mines by 2023, which could pave the way for a rapid uptake of electric battery-based machinery in the industry.
AMP Capital has secured tenants for four whole floors of 140 St Georges Terrace, which has pushed the vacancy rate at the office tower to below 1 per cent.
Solutions to prevent a potential looming shortage of critical minerals can be found in Rio Tinto’s increasingly high tech operations, particularly in the Pilbara, according to corporate relations vice-president Brad Haynes.
Yesterday, Business News published an article titled “Prominent Perth restaurateur accused of extortion”, which featured a photo of Giovanni Pezzano and Badri Gosavi prior to the formal opening of The Meatball Bar in Leederville in 2014.
The Water Corporation is refusing to release the details of a review it says backs a decision to insource a major maintenance contract, a move that runs counter to the economic reforms of recent decades.
The state government has announced a runway extension at Jandakot Airport to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service and turned the first sod for a new medical laboratory in Jandakot Business Park.
