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Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has retained her place as Australia's wealthiest person in the BRW rich list, but her wealth will take a hit of up to $5 billion after her eldest daughter was awarded control of a family trust following a long-running legal battle.

A 270 kilometre-long gas pipeline connecting Fortescue Metals Group's Solomon hub operations to the Dampier natural gas pipeline was officially opened today.

New Zealand miner Newmont Wailhi Gold has ended its contract with Macmahon Holdings almost a year early, following a slip on one of the walls of its Martha open pit, which has delayed production.

Woolworths has signed up Telstra to help the retail giant offer mobile services direct to its customers.

Local IT firm Empired has won a $20 million contract to provide application managed services to mining giant Rio Tinto under a five-year term.

Helping small business is turning into a bigger business for a handful of service providers selected to run the state government's SME advisory network, which is about to go through a large and, in places, contentious restructure.

The Australian share market is slightly higher following strong gains on Wall Street overnight.

Gold prices were steady after initially falling to a two-week low as the US dollar retreated from a one-month high.

The Australian dollar has continued its slide against the greenback, which moved higher overnight as markets focused on Greek debt negotiations.

All the action was south of the river last week as overall sales jumped up 7% across Perth.

The Nasdaq has bolted to a fresh record peak in a broad-based Wall Street rally that largely reversed sharp losses in the prior session.

World oil prices have finished lower in choppy trade as the strong dollar weighed and a potential rise in Iraq exports heightened global oversupply worries.

The $130 million restoration of Fremantle's historic Dalgety Wool Stores into luxury warehouse apartments is expected to begin shortly, with developers Match and Sirona Capital passing their 70 per

The Australian share market has closed lower in a broad sell-off after rising in the past four sessions.

Troubled iron ore miner Atlas Iron is facing a hit of up to $160 million to its bottom line after a drop in the value of some of its mining assets.

Subiaco-based telecommunications firm ZipTel has signed cricket legend Brett Lee as its global brand ambassador as it plans to roll out its flagship mobile application.

Duplication of services across all levels of government is costing the economy billions.

The state government has begun acquiring land for the development of a deepwater port at Anketell Point near Karratha, which could potentially be the last major port to be built in the Pilbara.

Three Perth industrial businesses, including Fero Group and Hofmann Engineering, are set to invest more than $40 million in new manufacturing facilities after securing federal government grants.

All 170 employees of troubled stockbroking firm BBY have been made redundant, as negotiations continue over the sale of the business to AIMS Financial Group.

About 40 per cent of Western Australians are stressed about maintaining and managing their mortgage, yet home buyers remain bullish about the property industry, according to new research by Domain and Nielsen.

Norway-focused iron ore miner Northern Iron is receiving support from its financiers to cover foreign exchange losses following a plunge in iron ore prices.

The board of gold miner Ramelius Resources has given its approval to begin mining at the company's Vivien project near Leinster, while also announcing a $10 million facility secured with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group has confirmed reports that it set up a company in Singapore, but insists it has not used it to avoid paying tax.

Programmed Maintenance Services managing director Christopher Sutherland says it's too early to speculate on what price will be put on its proposed merger with Skilled Group, after announcing a 16 per cent slide in net profit to $25.7 million.

John Worsfold has ruled himself out of the running to coach Carlton, with the AFL great saying he's "miles off" coaching again.

The Australian share market has opened lower, after the major Wall Street indexes dropped one per cent overnight.

Gold dropped almost two per cent on Tuesday as the US dollar extended gains following a raft of strong American data.

The Australian dollar is lower in the wake of better-than-expected US economic data and on going concerns over Greek debt.

If your company is not already thinking about its mobile presence, now is the time to start.

Wall Street stocks have fallen sharply on a strengthening US dollar despite news of Charter Communication's $US78.7 billion ($A100.6 billion) deal to buy Time Warner Cable.

World oil prices have fallen as traders mostly took their cue from the rebounding US dollar and output remained strong, dealers say.