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Perth home sales are down 5 per cent on the same time last year with investors and first home buyers showing weaker interest, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of WA.

Salespeople want to make sales – and for the most part feel alone in the process.

Australia's economy grew at its fastest pace in two years during the March quarter, boosted by a big surge in mining exports.

Oil and gas explorer New Standard Energy has sought to assure shareholders it is committed to its projects in Western Australia after deferring all of its Canning and Carnarvon Basin drilling activity until 2015.

Iluka Resources has teamed up with iron ore producer Vale to evaluate and potentially develop a major titanium bearing deposit in Brazil.

Perth company director Ian Middlemas has presided over another lucrative takeover deal, after the board of Africa-focused Papillon Resources agreed to a $615 million all-scrip takeover by Canadian major B2Gold.

International engineering contractor Bechtel is seeking to diversify its local business by securing work on sustaining capital projects in the mining sector.

The share market has opened lower as investors trade cautiously ahead of the release of economic growth figures.S

Westfield Retail Trust (WRT) has warned its shareholders will be worse off if they reject a controversial merger plan with Westfield Group's Australian assets.

Gold futures posted a slight gain as a retreat in US equities and a weaker dollar perked up investor interest in the haven asset.

The Australian dollar has drifted lower after getting a boost on Tuesday from the Reserve Bank's monthly statement.

Wall Street stocks have retreated from Monday's records as investors looked ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank meeting and Friday's monthly US jobs report.

Booms are to navigate through, so we emerge stronger and better equipped for future challenges.

Westfield Retail Trust is in court to seek approval to conclude an investor vote on a controversial proposed merger with the Australasian business of Westfield Group.

Retail spending is growing at a sluggish pace not helped by weakening consumer confidence, with the latest figures again coming in below forecasts.

BHP Billiton has confirmed it is reviewing its iron ore operations, after it was revealed last week job cuts were likely following a review at its Worsley Alumina operations south of Perth.

The Australian share market has closed lower as weaker than expected retail figures and uninspiring commentary from the Reserve Bank of Australia weighed on investor sentiment.

Legendary Western Australian sports commentator Dennis Cometti has made an unlikely appearance in a portrait submission for the Archibald Prize.

The state’s rural confidence is at its highest level in over two years after a rainy autumn has found 84 per cent of farmers expecting this year to be better or as good as last year's season.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate at 2.5 per cent, as the local economy shows signs of improvement.

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Perth-based stockbroker Euroz has appointed former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker to head up a new funds management subsidiary as the company eyes opportunities in the listed investment company sector.

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The switch from ‘demand-pull’ to ‘supply squeeze’ in the global resources market may provide opportunities for WA miners.

Perth home values have gone backwards over the year to date despite growth in all other capital cities, according to the latest RP Data-Rismark home value index.

Businesses drawing on the emergence of a ‘sharing economy’ are infiltrating Western Australia’s traditional transport and hospitality sectors.

The Australian share market was weaker in early trade ignoring positive leads out of the US overnight.

The Australian dollar is weaker on the back of disappointing local building approvals figures.

Origin Energy says it had to act after agreeing to fork out up to $US800 million ($A865.57 million) for a stake in a new gas project off the Western Australian coast.

Oil prices have finished lower on mixed economic data and signs of higher crude output from members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

The Dow and S&P 500 again rose to new records following a solid report on US manufacturing activity, even as the Nasdaq lost ground.