An international trade body has warned the recent package of tax cuts in the US will lead to a reduction in that country's foreign investment stock overseas, with Australia potentially vulnerable.
JB Hi-Fi shares have slumped despite a big lift in first-half profit, after the home electronics and entertainment retailer warned of margin pressures and issued lower-than-expected guidance.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation will work with local explorer Artemis Resources to investigate the conglomerate hosted gold recently discovered at the company's tenements in the Pilbara.
Congestion on the national broadband network has eased as more customers turn to higher speed plans after rollout company NBN Co slashed its top speed packages last year.
Iron ore revenue for rail operator Aurizon dropped 9 per cent in the first half of the financial year, although the business overall delivered a big increase in profit.
A Perth corporate advisory firm is acting as lead manager to raise $US15 million for an Australian cryptocurrency that will make it easier for banks to verify the sources of payments they receive from the growing digital cash market.
Despite a stronger lead out of the US, Australian shares have slipped sharply in early trade as reporting season begins in earnest and Asian markets brace for more volatility.
Gold has slipped, under pressure from a firmer US dollar and worries about rising global interest rates, but still found some support as a safe-haven asset as world stock markets fell.
Oil prices have slid more than three per cent on Friday as US futures fell below $US60 a barrel for the first time since December on renewed concerns about rising crude supplies.
The state government has endorsed findings by the Environmental Protection Authority that will allow for urban development on a portion of land near an Alcoa waste dump in Perth's southern suburbs.
A global upswing driven by the manufacturing and industrial sectors will provide a tailwind for Australia's economy, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement on monetary policy, but underlying inflation is expected to remain low until at least mid 2020.
Wesfarmers, Woodside Petroleum and South32 were among Australian shares that closed lower in the wake of another overnight collapse on Wall Street but local losses were relatively contained as many Asian markets tumbled steeply.
Altura Mining directors Allan Buckler and Paul Mantell and AusCann Holdings directors Mal Washer and Harry Karelis have been among a group of major Western Australian investors to have the value of their portfolios hit as markets have fluctuated in recent weeks.
Three high-profile business people have resigned from the board of Perth Modern School, just weeks after two other board members did not seek re-election, as the fallout from a governance dispute and a review by KPMG continues.
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Decmil Group has been awarded two contracts totalling $37 million for road construction work in Victoria, which includes $29 million worth of work for VicRoads
Solomon Lew is calling on fellow Myer shareholders to "save the company" with a board spill after shares in the troubled retailer plummeted to a fresh all-time low on the back of its latest profit warning.
Perth-based bike business Steadyrack has installed more than 600 bike racks at Woodside's new Capital Square office building as cycling in the city grows in popularity.
Changes to the accounting treatment of leases to be introduced next year could pose problems for the state government's financial boffins, bringing numerous contracts onto agency balance sheets, including potentially $1.3 billion worth in the case of power generator Synergy.
Australian shares have again slid in early trade following a fresh plunge on Wall Street overnight, while the Aussie dollar has retreated below the 78 US cents level.
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The Australian dollar has slipped to a six-week low against its US counterpart, before regaining some ground, as the US dollar has extended its recent gains.
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest in six weeks after data shows that US crude output had reached record highs and the North Sea's largest crude pipeline reopened following an outage.
Gold prices are flat, slumping early on concern about rising US bond yields and global interest rates, but buyers emerged to lift bullion when it hit a technical support level at about $US1,312 an ounce.
