Finders Resources has urged its shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Indonesian group Eastern Field Developments after independent expert Deloitte valued the copper miner well above the 23 cents offer price, despite Finders' share price continuing to hover near that mark.
A vintage cash register, sepia-stained photos and assorted drapes of corn and chilli line the walls of the city's newest venue, Market Grounds, a pub that seeks to reflect its roots as occupant of the site where Perth's early marketplace was established in the 1850s.
The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent, with the central bank remaining concerned about sluggish spending and wages growth despite an improving jobs market.
Decmil Group is well placed to secure a $275 million engineering contract for Chinese group Maoneng's 250-megawatt Sunraysia solar project in NSW, after signing a memorandum of understanding to complete early designs for the project.
Former high-flying Western Australian businessman Mark Povey and his wife, Catherine Paino-Povey, have been fined more than $500,000 for short-changing three overseas workers thousands of dollars in wages through the couple's contract cleaning company.
AWE shares have tumbled after the Chinese state-owned energy corporation interested in buying the Australian oil and gas group withdrew its $430 million proposal, after it was unable to conduct a final due diligence review on the target.
Oil has fallen more than one per cent on on profit-taking as the market eyed signs of rising US production, though prices remained close to recent two-year highs thanks to last week's decision by OPEC and other producers to extend output cuts.
Gold prices have fallen toward the four-week lows hit last week as the US dollar has strengthened after the US Senate approved a major tax overhaul and the market looked ahead to a meeting of the Federal Reserve later this month.
Global regulatory technology play Kyckr has appointed Tesco Bank CEO Benny Higgins to replace HBF CEO John Van Der Wielen as chairman next year as the group revamps its board.
A new accelerator program for startups in the agribusiness sector will get under way next year after securing funding from the state government's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
A Perth-based construction technology company plans to disrupt the industry with a building system it claims will deliver faster, cheaper, greener and higher-quality projects.
Fortescue Metals Group will appeal the Federal Court ruling granting exclusive rights to the Yindjibarndi people over Pilbara land where the company operates its Solomon hub, three weeks after the state government welcomed the decision.
Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison has raised $36.9 million from the sale of some of his shares in the mining services group, adding to a string of big share sales by WA company directors who have cashed in on strong market rallies.
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The Australian share market has closed steady, as regulatory risk weighed on the country's major banks and surging iron ore futures rallied the miners.
Crown Resorts will "vigorously defend" Federal Court proceedings after the casinos operator was hit with a class action alleging it did not give shareholders enough information about risks it was taking in China.
European Cobalt will raise $20 million through a share placement as the junior miner advances exploration work at its Dobsina copper, nickel, cobalt project in central Slovakia.
Grocery wholesaler Metcash has lifted first-half profit by 24 per cent to $92.9 million, despite a drop in sales across its supermarkets business, with WA sales hit by increased competition and soft economic conditions.
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The Australian share market is slightly higher in early trade, with investors uncertain of the direction after a volatile Friday session on Wall Street.
The Australian dollar is back above 76 US cents after news that former Trump security adviser Michael Flynn had pleaded guilty and was prepared to testify against the US president regarding Russian involvement in the presidential election dented market sentiment.
Gold has jumped as the dollar and US stocks fell on an ABC news report that former national security adviser Michael Flynn was prepared to tell investigators that Donald Trump directed him to make contact with Russians during last year's presidential election campaign.
Universal Constructions has won a $13.3 million contract for construction of the second stage of the primary school in Meadow Springs, near Mandurah, which the Department of Education website says
Angelo Del Borrello's property group Acure Asset Management has announced BP Australia as the new operator for its four regional roadhouse properties in WA, six months after the previous operator Outback Travel Centres was placed into administration.
