The Dow has jumped more than 1.3 per cent as a broad-based rally led by technology and banking shares snapped a week of anaemic trade in US equity markets.
Five national businesses have been awarded contracts to continue the roll-out of the National Broadband Network, with project company nbn saying the new performance-based contracts are a marked departure from past practice.
Tony Abbott reckons it's hard to pay a Sydney mortgage, even on a cabinet minister's pay packet, one day after Treasurer Joe Hockey said Sydney housing was affordable and advised potential first home buyers to get "a good job that pays good money".
West Perth-based trucking company CTI Logistics has acquired an unlisted Sydney-based logistics business with national reach, in exchange for a cash and share package worth $27 million.
Listed Perth company AnaeCo has achieved a significant milestone at its waste-to-energy plant in Shenton Park, with Western Power approving its connection to the electricity grid.
The outlook on Western Australia's AA+ credit rating has been downgraded from stable to negative, with Moody's Investor Services saying the government needs to fortify its commitment to budget improvements.
Country Arts WA has welcomed a $24 million state funding program announced today in Bunbury as the biggest and most significant investment in arts and culture in regional Australia.
Conflict of interest concerns have again been raised about Transport Minister Dean Nalder, this time regarding the contentious $1.6 billion Perth Freight Link.
Oil prices have surged as traders girded for a bullish US crude storage report and the government lowered its forecast for American production in the second half of 2015.
Contractor Central Systems, which is best known for its civil construction works, has taken on the work in progress of collapsed builder Capital Works Constructions.
One of Western Australia’s top real estate agents, Vivien Yap, has resigned from ACTON Dalkeith Real Estate and is in the process of setting up her own agency in Claremont.
Forge Group founder Peter Hutchinson is planning to move into agribusiness, with ASX-listed Style announcing the $20 million acquisition of Nor-West Seafoods.
General Mining Corporation shares fell sharply today after the company announced revised terms for the acquisition of an interest in Galaxy Resources' Mt Cattlin tantalum project near Ravensthorpe.
Home loan approvals were surprisingly strong in April, up 1 per cent, as low interest rates sparked demand for new houses, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Mining giant BHP Billiton’s spin-off, South32, has announced it will delay plans to restart operations at its Samancor Manganese joint venture in response to a slide in the price of alloy.
