The S&P 500 has ticked up, buoyed by gains in the energy and materials sectors as soft economic data weakened the dollar, giving support to oil and gold prices.
Gold has rebounded after weaker-than-expected US durable goods data knocked the US dollar to a session low against the euro, but prices remained hemmed into a narrow range as a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting began.
Western Australia's economic slowdown has hit the charity sector, with the value of donations per person falling last year, in contrast to every other state where the value of donations increased, a new report has found.
The effect of work under way on the Square Kilometre Array project in the state’s Mid West region is rippling through the scientific community, beyond the obvious impact in radio astronomy through to cutting-edge commercial operations.
The Australian share market has closed modestly lower as investors await Australian inflation data, a US decision on interest rates and US economic figures.
Perth’s Scoop Magazine has been closed nearly two decades after hitting the newsstands, with management citing tough market conditions for the iconic publication’s demise.
Rare earths miner Peak Resources plans to restructure its funding arrangements to increase its stake in the Ngualla joint venture, with a $7 million capital raising put forward to investors.
Cottesloe-based online streaming service provider Quickflix has gone into voluntary administration, blaming rival Stan Entertainment for its need to take the decision.
The federal government's future submarine project will be assembled in South Australia under French company DCNS, although there's still hope for Western Australian industry to win contracts.
Metals X looks set to succeed in its long-running battle for control of Aditya Birla Minerals, with the takeover target recommending shareholders accept an increased offer that values the company at about $103 million.
Gold has risen as a retreat in the US dollar helped to tempt back some buyers after the previous session's 1.3 per cent slide, but moves were muted ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week.
US stock prices have fallen due to weaker oil prices and disappointing company results, while the dollar has retreated on profit-taking ahead of central bank policy meetings in the United States and Japan later this week.
Blackburne has become the latest developer to buy into LandCorp’s Claremont on the Park, unveiling a plan to build 123 apartments and 1,950 square metres of commercial space on one of the landmark
Technology investor and company director Gavin Rezos has been appointed chairman of Sydney company Resources & Energy Group, which has just bought a small gold project near Southern Cross.
Several recent high-profile cases of questionable corporate behaviour that have come to light here, and around the world, have a common element – whistleblowers.
Mirvac Group has shifted its strategy to reflect the nature of Perth’s patchy apartments market, rolling out more affordable dwellings at its Leighton Beach and Claremont projects instead of multimillion-dollar luxury apartments.
