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Perth-based ASG Group has announced plans to offshore 10 per cent of its workforce on the back of a return to profit for the 2013-14 financial year.

Treasurer Joe Hockey says Clive Palmer's extraordinary televised tirade against China is hugely damaging for Australia.

QBE Group expects the asset sales and equity raising to improve the quality and flexibility of its balance sheet and help lift the company's performance.

Steel and mining group Arrium is targeting further earnings growth after lifting its full year profit 83 per cent.

The Australian stock market is higher, following strong leads from the US and Europe.

The Australian dollar is hovering above 93 US cents amid a lack of market-moving news or economic data.

US stocks have rebounded from last week's Ukraine-linked setback as fears of a clash with Russia ebb, with the Dow surging 1.1 per cent and Nasdaq reaching a 14-year high.

Oil prices have slipped on easing concerns about conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq and increased output by Libya.

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A private investor has committed $5 million to the public listing of US-focused oil and gas explorer Winchester Energy.

The Department of Transport has begun shifting into its new headquarters in Innaloo after Georgiou Group completed the construction works two months ahead of schedule.

The Australian share market has closed modestly higher as investors look ahead to earnings results from global miner BHP Billiton and a dividend from the Commonwealth Bank on Tuesday.

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Atlas Pearls and Perfumes has announced a collaboration with Australian and French music icon Tina Arena.

Drilling services and products supplier Imdex has been hurt by subdued activity in the minerals sector, with a net loss after tax of $5.3 million.

Tight equity markets have opened the door to WA companies raising funds in other ways.

Iron ore prices may have softened significantly from about $US130 a tonne during the past year, but that has not stopped local miners ramping up exports.

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KeepSafe Storage is beefing up its offering, recently beginning construction of an $8.5 million facility in O'Connor and unveiling plans for a $9.5 million development in Balcatta.

Perth-based mining equipment supplier Emeco Holdings has secured an agreement with Chilean mining contractor Fe Grande, which is expected to generate between $27 million and $32 million in revenue per year.

The Environmental Protection Authority has given conditional approval to Northern Minerals for its Browns Range project, located 160 kilometres south-east of Halls Creek.

Tony Abbott has said his government will consider adjustments to its unpopular budget but won't "sell out" on the fundamentals.

West Perth explorer Azure Minerals has entered into a joint venture agreement with Kennecott Exploration, part of mining giant Rio Tinto, to explore for copper at its Promontorio project in Mexico.

Oil and gas exploration company Carnarvon Petroleum has announced a major oil discovery on the North-West Shelf, which it claims represents the largest in Australia for 30 years.

Property developer Stockland has lifted its full-year profit five fold, due to improvements in the property market and the impact of a major writedown in its previous result.

National Australia Bank is facing another £245 million hit to its books in relation to its troubled United Kingdom business.

Australia's largest freight operator, Aurizon, has posted a 43 per cent fall in full year net profit on the back of previously announced impairments.

The Australian stock market is higher as recent earnings results boosts investor confidence.

Australia's largest gold miner, Newcrest Mining, has made a $2.2 billion full-year net loss on the back of previously flagged write-downs.

Gold prices fell to the lowest level in nearly two weeks on Friday as signs of health in the US economy outweighed news of a skirmish near the Ukraine-Russia border.

The Australian dollar remains above 93 US cents amid disappointing US economic data last week.

A flare-up in tensions in Ukraine threatened to derail the climb in US stock markets, but traders finally dismissed geopolitics to deliver another week of gains on Wall Street.