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The market has opened weaker, dragged down by losses in the energy sector and a dismal Woolworths half yearly result.

The Australian dollar has fallen sharply after the release of some positive US economic data.

The Nasdaq has powered closer to 5000 points while weakness in oil-linked equities keeps the Dow and S&P 500 in the red.

Workers fear hundreds of jobs are to be cut by mining giant Rio Tinto as it begins a new round of cost cutting by merging its copper and coal divisions.

Gold pared gains after stronger-than-expected US data lifted the dollar and impetus from Chinese buying petered out, but it remained higher after the Federal Reserve indicated this week that it was in no rush to raise interest rates.

World oil prices have fallen sharply as the market seems to do a double-take on a US report showing US crude oil stockpiles have hit a fresh record.

Western Australian companies wanting to do business with China will need to modify their approach to deal with increasing competition and a changing marketplace, a leading advisory firm has warned.

Colin Barnett aimed low when Labor questioned Dean Nalder’s fitness for office over conflict of interest claims.

Pindan Capital has opened new offices in Shanghai and Sydney as it seeks to diversity its investment opportunities outside of Western Australia.

Sandfire Resources has posted a 9 per cent slide in half-year profit to $30.5 million on the back of lower prevailing copper prices.

Former Aquila Resources boss Tony Poli is advancing plans to build a new shopping centre in the eastern suburbs, after his property development company bought a vacant site for $2.6 million in a de

If in doubt that we really are sailing in unchartered economic waters, consider one number; it’s a big number, but the estimated $US2 trillion invested around the world in government and corporate bonds that carry a negative interest rate paints a very disturbing picture.

Poor procurement practices cost Australian governments around $239 million annually, according to a new study from Deloitte Access Economics.

Perth-based mining equipment supplier Emeco Holdings has narrowed its net loss by 70.2 per cent to $54.6 million for the six months to December.

The sharemarket has fallen from its seven-year high after three days of gains, with investors thought to be taking profits in the industrial and financial sectors.

Land developer Peet has shrugged off moderating sales volumes in Western Australia over the first half of FY2015 to lift its profit by 30 per cent compared to the previous corresponding half year.

Ascot Capital has offloaded a 9,802 square metre laboratory and diagnostic facility in Myaree to a private investor for $11.5 million.

The third daughter of late mining heir Michael Wright has succeeded in her bid to extract much more than she was left from his will, with a judge ruling she should get $25 million.

Shipbuilder Austal has reported a 208 per cent rise in profit to $28.9 million for the six months to December and declared its first dividend since 2011.

Nedlands-based sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has posted a massive 1,598 per cent surge in half-year profit to $55 million.

Nine Entertainment shares have jumped by nearly 10 per cent after the media group said it had tripled first-half profit and announced a $150 million share buyback.

US-based company First Solar is a step closer to building a 10-megawatt power station in Fremantle, beating seven other hopefuls to meet the council’s hopes for a large-scale solar farm at a former rubbish dump.

Two of Western Australia's most successful gold miners are competing to gain control of Tanami Gold’s Central Tanami project, indicating the growing investor interest in the gold mining sector.

Mining services firm Ausdrill will cut more jobs as tumbling commodity prices drove a $177 million half-year loss.

The share market is weaker a day after hitting a fresh seven-year high, with the banks and miners in the red.

Wall Street stocks have finished little changed following mixed corporate earnings and a second day of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen.

There was a further easing in reported sales last week as more stock flowed into the market, with all components contributing to the softening.

The Australian dollar has pushed above 79 US cents for the first time in a month on the back of some strong Chinese data and easing rate hike expectations in the US.

The Salvation Army’s Western Australian division has recreated a strategic advisory board, about 20 years after the previous one was dismantled, with the new board including several well-known Perth business figures.

A fall in pearl sizes has dragged down revenue for Atlas Pearls and Perfumes, with the company confirming a loss for the first half of the year flagged in a restructure last week.

Capital spending on major mining, energy and infrastructure projects in Australia is set to drop more than 60 per cent over the next three years, according to analysis by ANZ Banking Group.

Tony Abbott and his team appear to have no ability to deal with the mire they have sunk into.