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Perth-based builder Jaxon has been contracted to build an $18.5 million apartment project in Midland, the first development by ASX-listed Mustera Property Group.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has flagged an impairment of up to $US2 billion ($A2.7 billion) in its end of financial year results against the value of its onshore gas assets in the US.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

Small smart sensors are changing the workplace as wearable technology becomes more widely used.

Oil prices have risen as markets weighed the effects of Iran's deal with six world powers on curbing the Islamic republic's suspected ambitions for a nuclear bomb.

The Australian dollar is higher after the greenback weakened following the release of softer-than-expected US retail sales data.

Wall Street stocks have risen, with the Nasdaq leading the way following reports of a possible $US23 billion acquisition of chipmaker Micron and big gains by Google and others.

Gold has eased as the US dollar came off its lows and the market awaited Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's semi-annual testimony to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday, which may provide more signals about a looming rate rise.

DVG Automotive Group managing director Lou Divirgilio has achieved a rare feat, selling a majority stake in his family business for $120.6 million, which equates to the kind of earnings multiple that only ASX companies normally attract.

A Deloitte Access Economics study indicates that Western Australia will have the highest growth in information and communications technology workers of any state over the second half of the decade, growing an average of 3.9 per cent per annum to a projected total of 60,605 ICT workers in 2020.

More than $33 billion has been added to the share market's value as investors cheered a tentative Greek bailout deal.

Imagine typing into your phone ‘why has my three-year old stopped talking?’ into your phone and having an artificially intelligent program consider your family’s and child’s personal circumstances, guide you through a series of questions and provide suggestions.

Automotive Holdings Group had employed a consistent approach to buying and integrating dealerships over many years, long-serving director and head of business development Hamish Williams told Business News after his recent retirement.

Local gold miner Red 5 says an earthquake registering 6.1 off the coast of Surigao del Norte was a possible contributing factor to the collapse of a wall into the open pit of its Siana project in the Philippines last week.

Offering prospective and existing customers real value gives them confidence to keep doing business with you.

A local waste technology solutions company backed by Monadelphous Group has completed the biological ramp-up phase of commissioning its waste-to-energy plant in Shenton Park, nearly eight months behind schedule.

Perth-based biotech company ResApp Health had a steady first day of trade on the ASX today, after being acquired by Narhex Life Sciences in an $11 million backdoor listing.

The state government is softening its stance on ride-sharing service Uber, but won't drop prosecutions against drivers accused of breaking the law, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Euroz has announced its second expansion move in the funds management sector in the space of a week, with the launch of a partnership with Melbourne-based Flinders Investment Partners.

Solutions to Perth's growing traffic congestion look set to be a main theme of the 2017 state election, with the WA government changing its tune on the MAX light rail project.

The Australian share market has opened strongly higher.

High-growth companies highlight the change in WA’s economy.

Having established a strong following with the CBD professional set since opening in 2012, wholefood cafe @panache has launched a new home-delivery business.

US stocks have powered higher, joining a global equity rally after Greece reached a tentative new bailout deal that would avoid the country dropping out of the eurozone.

Oil prices slipped as traders weighed reported progress in negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, Greece's tough bailout agreement with its European creditors and a mixed OPEC report.

The Australian dollar is lower after the greenback strengthened following an agreement in Europe for a new debt bailout deal between Greece and its creditors.

Gold has slipped one per cent as the US dollar rose against the euro after leaders struck a deal to negotiate a Greek bailout, while signals the US Federal Reserve was still on track to raise rates this year also weighed.

Atlas Iron has extended the closing date of its $180 million capital raising at the eleventh hour.

Entrepreneurs need to park their ego if they want their idea to go global, according to one of the ‘sharks’ from the Channel 10 TV show, Shark Tank.

Perth businessman Kevyn Townley will be launching a crowdfunding campaign later this week for a tourism operation that will run solar-powered ferries on the Swan River.

Euroz has halved its dividend after recording a $7.1 million net loss for the 2015 financial year, on the back of poor performance in its investment arm and modest profits in its stockbroking division.

The Australian share market has closed lower, in a choppy session during which it fell, rose, and fell again amid a sell-off of bank stocks.