The Dow and the S&P 500 have bolted to new records after the European Central Bank launched aggressive measures to stimulate fragile eurozone growth and avert deflation.
Aquila Resources will respond to a $1.4 billion joint takeover bid from listed railway operator Aurizon and Chinese steel giant Baosteel within the next two weeks following the dispatch of a bidders' statement today.
One month after the state government named an Asciano-led consortium as preferred proponent for a major port expansion at Esperance, it has emerged that one of the key consortium members has withdrawn.
The war of words between online movie company Quickflix and a group of activist investors has heated up ahead of an extraordinary general meeting next week.
Developer Sirona Capital’s mooted $30 million, 73-room Quest apartment hotel in the west end of Fremantle is the latest in more than $100 million worth of short-stay accommodation projects being planned for the port city.
Federal government moves to abolish the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission are facing increased opposition from Western Australian-based organisations.
Iron Ore Holdings’ Buckland project has been deemed technically and commercially viable following the completion of a feasibility study at a cost of about $30 million.
Premier Colin Barnett continues to beat the drum for the state's fair share of GST, calling for more of his federal counterparts to stick up for the west.
Poseidon Nickel has restarted mine refurbishment activities at the Windarra mine site and employed new managers as it prepares for potential production later in the year.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns the proposed sale by Wesfarmers of its east-coast LPG business to competitor Elgas could leave customers vulnerable to price increases.
It’s hard to not admire Frank Lowy, either as founder and major shareholder of the Westfield retail property group or for the $6 billion personal fortune he has amassed after arriving in Australia as an impoverished European migrant in 1952.
US stocks have risen, pushing the S&P 500 to a record close, following mixed economic data a day ahead of the closely watched meeting of the European Central Bank.
Copper prices recorded their steepest drop in seven weeks on concerns that a Chinese probe into the use of metal for obtaining loans would hurt demand.
The Australian share market has closed lower as investors shrugged off better-than-expected headline economic growth figures and decided to take profits ahead of a key European Central Bank meeting on Thursday.
Accounting firm Crowe Horwath has entered into exclusive takeover talks with a partnership between wealth management group Financial Index Wealth Accountants and private equity firm KKR Asset Management, snubbing rival bidder Anchorage Capital Partners.
One in three large charities is likely to experience some kind of fraudulent activity, often involving a board member, a recent investigation into the not-for-profit sector has revealed.
A new joint venture between the tertiary education sector and industry is seeking to bring engineering firms and local graduates together in an effort to streamline employment opportunities.
Red Gum Resources and White Star Resources are the latest exploration companies to shift focus away from the resources sector, signing deals to move into geospatial imagery and internet travel bookings respectively.
