Wall Street stocks have finished solidly lower following mixed earnings that included strong results from General Motors and disappointing figures from Yahoo.
Gold has fallen almost one per cent for its biggest one-day loss in three weeks on technical selling and long liquidation as the US dollar recovered ground against the euro amid uncertainty over the timing of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
This week Reiwa members reported a fairly affirmative week once again with total number of sales rebounded to 639, a significant growth of 11% over the week after a slight dip last week.
Chinese consumer price inflation was a low 1.6 per cent in the 12 months to September, according to that country's National Bureau of Statistics, highlighting that steam is coming out of the world'
Chinese developer Sunlong Corporation will launch a $190 million apartment and commercial development early next year, after winning the right to develop the old Canning Aquatic Centre site in Bent
South African fishing company Sea Harvest Group has committed to take its maximum possible entitlement under a planned $16 million-plus capital raising by Perth company Style.
The state government has released plans to formalise a ‘protection area' around the Western Trade Coast industrial area, pleasing existing industry but disappointing land developers.
Apartment developers in the City of Stirling will be restricted to areas close to railway stations or activity centres, after changes to the city's planning scheme were approved.
Investors have welcomed news that engineering and contracting firm Monadelphous Group has teamed up with a family-owned company in the US to target work in the shale gas industry.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns regarding Automotive Holdings Group's $43 million sale of its Covs Parts business to GPC Asia Pacific, which already operates the Repco chain.
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US oil prices have fallen as traders awaited the next day's US government report on commercial inventories, expecting an increase that would add to abundant global supplies.
Strength in the greenback has stripped away some gains made by the Australian dollar following upbeat comments from the Reserve Bank about the local economy.
US stocks have finished lower following mixed earnings, with the Nasdaq especially weak as a result of steep declines in biotech shares and Tesla Motors.
Gold has risen as solid lending data helps the euro rebound against the US dollar ahead of a European Central Bank meeting this week, which is expected to clarify the outlook for monetary policy.
Paul Vogel has used his last Environmental Protection Authority annual report to highlight concerns about growing traffic congestion and vehicle emissions, as well as support plans that promote greater uptake of cycling and public transport.
The major shareholder in Octagonal Resources is planning to privatise the company after concluding there is no value in its ASX listing, and has proposed a capital reduction that ties in Andrew Forrest-backed A1 Consolidated Gold.
Supermarkets giant Woolworths has placed two supermarket sites in Western Australia on the market, part of a national portfolio of neighbourhood shopping centres collectively valued at $180 million
