The Australian dollar is higher, after confidence on financial markets got a boost by statement from US government that it is prepared to negotiate with China to ease escalating trade tensions.
Oil prices settled slightly lower on Wednesday, as a surprise draw in US crude stockpiles triggered a rebound from session lows hit after China proposed a broad range of tariffs on US exports that
Gold prices eased from a one-week high, but still remained up on Wednesday, as the US dollar dipped versus the yen and share markets faltered after China retaliated against a US move to slap tariff
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Japanese group Mitusi & Co has gained a majority stake in Waitsia gas field operator AWE after a keenly contested takeover battle, and has now declared its $602 million offer unconditional.
The Australian share market has ended Wednesday with a late move into positive territory, recovering from a midday slump to catch up with a strong overnight lead from Wall Street.
Local contractor AK Evans Earthmoving will shred and bury up to 6,000 tonnes of tyre waste at the South Hedland landfill as part of a new contract with the Town of Port Hedland.
Kerman Contracting has won a $20 million contract for works associated with the upgrade of the crushing circuit at Talison Lithium's Greenbushes operation in the South West.
Department store sales helped retail spending rebound sharply in February, but economists aren't getting carried away by the surprisingly strong result.
Automotive Holdings Group has announced the resignation of recently appointed chairman Robert McEniry, who has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition.
The board of Finders Resources has been overhauled after Indonesian group Eastern Field Developments increased its stake above 90 per cent in its $177 million takeover of the copper miner, with David Fowler appointed as a director and acting chief executive.
Goldminer St Barbara has invested $4 million in local explorer Duketon Mining, while Resolute Mining has announced it will take a $5.1 million stake in a Canadian gold-focused company.
Rio Tinto has co-hosted 21 of the state's major companies at Scitech to announce further details on its partnership with South Metropolitan Tafe, with high-tech courses in automation expected to be rolled out in 2019.
Adelaide-based Tom Moore has won one of the nation's most prestigious glass art awards from the Art Gallery of WA, with a work he says references quizzical historical applications of glass for comedic effect.
Oil prices have edged higher, supported by a recovery in the equities market and on a technical bounce for crude after the biggest daily percentage drop in almost a year, but Brent futures stayed w
Gold prices fell on Tuesday as US stock markets stabilised, easing fears of a deeper selloff, and the US dollar strengthened, making bullion more expensive for users of other currencies.
SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australia's five biggest agribusinesses are earning about $5.5 billion in revenue annually, according to the latest BNiQ Search Engine data, down from $5.8 billion when the list was last published 18 months ago.
SPECIAL REPORT: Increasing energy costs and ongoing reliability issues are two major challenges for farmers with moves afoot to provide relief on both fronts.
SPECIAL REPORT: The increased use of technology in one family-owned WA agribusiness is an example of many changes happening in the industry more broadly.
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The Australian share market has closed slightly weaker but avoided most of the impact of an overnight fall in US tech stocks that has weighed on Asian markets.
West Perth-based Caravel Minerals has been forced to call a general meeting to vote on the election of two new directors, who are part of a dissident group that had also wanted shareholders to vote on the removal of three existing board members.
Perth house prices were up 0.3 per cent in March, and have risen in four of the past six months, according to the latest data from CoreLogic, adding to hopes of a sustained improvement in the residential property market.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent, witht the central bank board continuing to worry about weak wages growth.
Three Western Australian gold miners have recently started production at their respective operations, with Dacian Gold's $200 million Mt Morgans project near Laverton pouring its first bar of gold last week.
