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Beyond their obvious value to the startup and tech sectors, hackathons are increasingly being used by big business to drive innovation.

Business partners Charlotte Haygarth and Jayde Taylor are hoping to ride the anti-sugar wave and change the way people perceive healthy, sweet treats.

The Australian economy expanded at a slower-than-expected rate in the three months to September, however WA’s domestic economy appears to be on the mend, growing 0.9 per cent for the quarter.

Technology companies Syntonic and Family Zone are planning to grow their respective international customer bases after announcing separate $5 million share placements today.

Shares in newly listed Parkd finished up 25 per cent today after the Perth-based company raised $6 million through a strongly supported initial public offering.

The Australian share market has slipped in early trade, as overnight declines on Wall Street and a pullback in commodity prices weigh on investor sentiment.

Fat cat cull

The Australian dollar is weaker against its US counterpart, and back teasing with the 76 US cent mark.

Oil has edged higher, supported by strong demand, expectations of a drop in US crude inventories and an OPEC-led deal to extend oil output cuts.

Gold has dropped one per cent to a two-month low as the US dollar rises against a basket of currencies and US stocks rebounded as investors assessed details of the US tax overhaul legislation.

ASX-listed property developer Finbar Group plans to proceed with its third apartment development at The Springs Rivervale, which will be brought to market in early 2018.

Major Perth architecture practice JCY has been placed into liquidation after being hit by the slowdown in work volumes, pricing pressures and losses on the Perth Children’s Hospital.

The share market has lost ground as falls in the heavyweight financial, mining and health care sectors outweighed a good session for retailers.

England is 2/55 in the early stages of its chase of 354 after Australia was dismissed for 138 in the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.

Maitri Patel is hoping her Bollywood-inspired fitness regime will match the success of Zumba.

Perth-based security services provider Threat Protect has expanded its customer base on the east coast with the $2.4 million purchase of two NSW security monitoring businesses.

Speculative fit-outs have emerged as a drawcard for boosting leasing activity in the CBD.

Western Australia's automotive industry has registered a second straight month of strong growth in new vehicle sales relative to 2016, with solid increases in purchases of light and heavy commercial vehicles in November.

Finders Resources has urged its shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Indonesian group Eastern Field Developments after independent expert Deloitte valued the copper miner well above the 23 cents offer price, despite Finders’ share price continuing to hover near that mark.

A vintage cash register, sepia-stained photos and assorted drapes of corn and chilli line the walls of the city’s newest venue, Market Grounds, a pub that seeks to reflect its roots as occupant of the site where Perth’s early marketplace was established in the 1850s.

The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent, with the central bank remaining concerned about sluggish spending and wages growth despite an improving jobs market.

Decmil Group is well placed to secure a $275 million engineering contract for Chinese group Maoneng's 250-megawatt Sunraysia solar project in NSW, after signing a memorandum of understanding to complete early designs for the project.

Former high-flying Western Australian businessman Mark Povey and his wife, Catherine Paino-Povey, have been fined more than $500,000 for short-changing three overseas workers thousands of dollars in wages through the couple’s contract cleaning company.

AWE shares have tumbled after the Chinese state-owned energy corporation interested in buying the Australian oil and gas group withdrew its $430 million proposal, after it was unable to conduct a final due diligence review on the target.

Safety and privacy concerns are top of mind for many of those surveyed by Morgan Stanley on the global accommodation provider.

The Australian share market has fallen in early trade as the big banks remain in the doghouse with investors.

The Australian dollar is steady against a stronger greenback which lifted following the US tax reform bill's passage through the Senate.

Oil has fallen more than one per cent on on profit-taking as the market eyed signs of rising US production, though prices remained close to recent two-year highs thanks to last week's decision by OPEC and other producers to extend output cuts.

Gold prices have fallen toward the four-week lows hit last week as the US dollar has strengthened after the US Senate approved a major tax overhaul and the market looked ahead to a meeting of the Federal Reserve later this month.

ATO eyes legal fight against BHP, Rio hubs

Global regulatory technology play Kyckr has appointed Tesco Bank CEO Benny Higgins to replace HBF CEO John Van Der Wielen as chairman next year as the group revamps its board.

A new accelerator program for startups in the agribusiness sector will get under way next year after securing funding from the state government’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.