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Reiwa members reported an increase in weekly sales to 582 this week.

TransAlta Corporation has had a small win in the Supreme Court after successfully defending an entitlements claim by Monadelphous Group, but the engineering firm is still pursuing about $33 million from a joint venture comprising a Pilbara-based subsidiary of the Canadian power utility and DPB Development Group.

The City to Surf has become an iconic WA event over the past 42 years but its status as the state’s largest charity run is under threat from a relatively new event that employs a very different business model.

Digital entertainment system business Swift Networks has won a contract to provide its services to Rio Tinto’s Jerriwah Village near Tom Price, for an undisclosed sum.

Investor chat forum HotCopper is aiming to list on the ASX in September after lodging a prospectus that reveals a big sell-down by existing shareholders and an expected loss in the current financial year, and makes no mention of outgoing managing director Greg D’Arcy.

Virgin Australia will post an annual loss of $224.7 million due to the impairments and charges it expects to record from its plans to position the airline for future profitability.

The fatal Samarco mine disaster in Brazil will dent BHP Billiton's bottom line by up to $US1.4 billion ($A1.9 billion) for the 2015-16 financial year.

WAIITA Incite startup of the year Family Zone is Techboard’s top trending startup for this fortnight, after launching a $4.5 million IPO and capturing significant mindshare as a result.

Only 14 per cent of Western Australian small businesses are supportive of the state government’s policies, while they're less confident about the economy than in any other state, according to the latest quarterly survey by marketing group Sensis.

The Australian share market has opened about a quarter of a per cent higher.

The Australian dollar has gained some ground after the US dollar weakened on signs the Federal Reserve is not ready to lift interest rates in September.

Gold has extended its climb above $US1,330 an ounce after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged as expected and the US dollar pared gains against a basket of major currencies.

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Wall Street has ended lower after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged but opened the door to a possible rate increase later this year.

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group has settled a $200 million dispute with Queensland customer Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal but has not disclosed the terms.

The share market has squeezed out another tiny gain in a choppy session dominated by the release of weak inflation numbers that may prompt the Reserve Bank to cut the cash rate next week.

A subsidiary of TFS Corporation and a joint venture between a Melbourne oils producer and a local indigenous business have been shortlisted for wild sandalwood oil processing contracts with the state government.

Padbury Mining and two of its directors have entered into a settlement agreement with the corporate watchdog over misleading statements made last year, but they could still face penalties in the Federal Court later this week.

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Three local tech companies have tapped investors to raise a combined $20.1 million, with the funds to be put towards shoring up their balance sheets and further developing their products.

Triton Minerals is set to get a second chance after administrators Ferrier Hodgson released control of the business to a private gold company and a corporate finance firm, which will raise a combined $14.1 million and relist the graphite explorer on the ASX.

The High Court has dismissed a class action by ANZ Banking Group customers against the bank's "excessive" credit card fees.

The Australian dollar has fallen and economists say a Reserve Bank rate cut is more likely next Tuesday following the release of data showing annual inflation is at its lowest level since June 1999.

Shares in miner Atlas Iron were up 10 per cent today after the company reported cash generation of $30 million after interest and profit sharing for the June quarter.

Gold and nickel miner Independence Group has announced a $280 million capital raising to bolster its balance sheet, making it the largest raising by a Western Australian company for 2016.

Fortescue Metals Group is targeting further cost reduction in the current fiscal year as it seeks to match the cost structure of larger rival Rio Tinto in an effort to boost returns.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

US stocks were mixed as Federal Reserve policymakers kicked off a two-day interest rate meeting and investors braced for quarterly scorecards from Apple and Twitter.

Gold has risen as the US dollar hsa fallen, but remains hemmed in to a range at the start of a two-day US Federal Reserve policy meeting which is being closely watched for clues on the outlook for interest rates.

US crude prices have fallen, hitting three-month lows, on renewed worries of a glut while Brent settled higher due to its better fundamentals versus US crude.

The Australian dollar has slipped slightly against its US counterpart in overnight trade, but is expected to be steady ahead of key local data.

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