Perth-based biotech company ResApp Health had a steady first day of trade on the ASX today, after being acquired by Narhex Life Sciences in an $11 million backdoor listing.
The state government is softening its stance on ride-sharing service Uber, but won't drop prosecutions against drivers accused of breaking the law, Premier Colin Barnett says.
Euroz has announced its second expansion move in the funds management sector in the space of a week, with the launch of a partnership with Melbourne-based Flinders Investment Partners.
Solutions to Perth's growing traffic congestion look set to be a main theme of the 2017 state election, with the WA government changing its tune on the MAX light rail project.
Having established a strong following with the CBD professional set since opening in 2012, wholefood cafe @panache has launched a new home-delivery business.
US stocks have powered higher, joining a global equity rally after Greece reached a tentative new bailout deal that would avoid the country dropping out of the eurozone.
Oil prices slipped as traders weighed reported progress in negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, Greece's tough bailout agreement with its European creditors and a mixed OPEC report.
The Australian dollar is lower after the greenback strengthened following an agreement in Europe for a new debt bailout deal between Greece and its creditors.
Gold has slipped one per cent as the US dollar rose against the euro after leaders struck a deal to negotiate a Greek bailout, while signals the US Federal Reserve was still on track to raise rates this year also weighed.
Perth businessman Kevyn Townley will be launching a crowdfunding campaign later this week for a tourism operation that will run solar-powered ferries on the Swan River.
Euroz has halved its dividend after recording a $7.1 million net loss for the 2015 financial year, on the back of poor performance in its investment arm and modest profits in its stockbroking division.
A group of Perth venture capitalists is backing plans by a local health scientist for an IPO of a new fitness-based business development, including a body-measuring app that is still on the drawing boards.
The Real Estate Institute of Australia says its recently released report into negative gearing shows renters would pay much more if there were to be any changes to the policy, despite claims to the contrary by a leading research institute.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended strict conditional approval of Doral Mineral Sands' proposed Yoongarillup project near Bussleton.
The state government's proposed $2.2 billion Forrestfield-Airport rail link has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
There is no prize for guessing that iron ore companies have plunged to the bottom of the resources component of this year's TSR survey; but what is interesting is the rise of uranium hopefuls, despite few signs of an imminent increase in the uranium price.
Qantas, the biggest ASX-listed company to make the top 100 using total shareholder returns as the yardstick, was also the biggest surprise, with the airline delivering an eye-catching one-year return for investors of 151 per cent.
It has been a tough year for WA's once-vaunted resources stocks, as our annual TSR survey reveals. Click through to see more on our Shareholder Returns feature.
Macmahon Holdings chief financial officer Sybrandt van Dyk has been promoted to the role of chief executive, following Ross Carroll's resignation in January.
The Aussie dollar is likely to fall to around US70 cents by the end of the year in response to higher US interest rates and sliding commodity prices, UBS predicts.
The days of fudging your CV or trying to cover up even the most minor of legal infractions may be over, thanks to employers' increasing use of verification checks.
