US crude futures fell more than $US1 on Tuesday on worries that Saudi Arabia and Russia will pump more crude to boost supplies after more than a year of reducing worldwide inventories.
Mining-focused technology company Immersive Technologies has the rare distinction of becoming a global leader while retaining local ownership and control.
A new Perth headquarters and driver support hub have been established to support further growth for Uber as it targets regional centres such as Bunbury and Busselton.
The University of Western Australia has moved into the top 200 of the Centre for World University Rankings list, while Curtin University also jumped 135 spots in the latest annual results.
A subsidiary of Belmont-based NRW Holdings has secured a $210 million extension of its mining services contract at the Curragh coal mine in Queensland.
Shares in local tech company Family Zone Cyber Safety rose today after the company said it has signed sales agreements with two major telecom providers in India.
A subsidiary of ASX-listed Westgold Resources has been fined $35,000 after a mine site worker was injured when he was struck by a 322 kilogram jib attachment on an integrated tool carrier.
Shares in Galileo Mining, which is backed by Mark Creasy and Chris Ellison, have closed up strongly on their first day of trading after the company raised $15 million via an initial public offering.
Shares in Galaxy Resources have surged after the lithium miner announced a $US280 million ($A371 million) asset sale deal with South Korean giant Posco.
A group of dissident shareholders at Empire Resources is seeking a board overhaul after requesting a general meeting to remove its three directors, including managing director David Sargeant.
New Century Resources has awarded a mining services contract to an indigenous joint venture as part of what the company claims to be an Australian-first agreement with traditional owners.
The Australian share market is flat, with gains in financial stocks and BHP Billiton offsetting losses across other resource companies with little direction from overseas with the US and UK closed.
Gold prices fell for a second session on Monday as the US dollar firmed and after US President Donald Trump revived hopes that he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, lowering political tensions and demand for gold as a safe-haven investment.
National IT services company Data#3 has joined many other businesses taking advantage of good leasing deals in the CBD market, moving this week into a new office that is double the size of its West
Perth company GLX Holdings, which has attracted more than 40 of the world's largest LNG buyers and sellers to its online trading platform, has recorded a notable milestone via Malaysian petroleum giant Petronas.
Mineral Resources has forecast a capital expenditure of $US600 million ($792 million) to build two lithium hydroxide processing modules at its Wodgina mine in the Pilbara, after announcing plans to sell a minority stake in the project earlier this month.
Geospatial imagery company Spookfish has expanded its capture program into South Australia, while also increasing its coverage in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Two local gold miners have announced equity investments in junior explorers today, with Resolute Mining investing $22.5 million in Canadian company Orca Gold while Westgold Resources has taken a 15 per cent stake in Musgrave Minerals.
Independence Group has agreed to sell its Jaguar base metals operation near Leonora for $73.2 million to diversified investment company Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has approved development of its Eliwana mine and rail project in the Pilbara, which has an estimated $US1.28 billion ($1.7 billion) capital cost.
