US stocks finished sharply lower after a news-packed week that bolstered confidence in the economy even as speculation grew that the Federal Reserve will more quickly raise interest rates.
Woodside's buyback from Shell and sale of their Mozambique mine, a feature on China, Keystart and Crowdfunding are among the stories discussed by James Lush from Lush Digital with Mark Pownall from Business News.
US-based oil and gas company Apache Corporation has admitted it intends to completely exit liquefied natural gas projects, including its 13 per cent interest in Chevron's Wheatstone project.
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's call for everyone to take a "chill pill" over the budget has brought a heated response from opposition leader Bill Shorten.
Cape Lambert has reached a settlement with the Australian Tax Office regarding its $96 million tax dispute, agreeing to make a final net payment of $2.4 million.
RP Data-Rismark's monthly look at home prices showed median values in Perth fell by 0.5 per cent in July, taking the quarterly fall in median values to 0.1 per cent.
The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in almost two months as big falls in overseas equities markets and the prospect of interest rate hikes weigh on the local currency.
US stocks have plummeted about two per cent in a broad sell-off attributed to a range of factors, including weak eurozone data, the Argentine debt default and disappointing US corporate earnings.
Deloitte has become the latest of the big four to get involved in a wave of professional services deals, acquiring the boutique tax specialist KD Johns & Company which will make the post-merger firm the state's biggest accounting partnership.
Northern Minerals has secured $6 million in bank finance to fund the completion of a feasibility study for its Browns Range heavy rare earths project on the Western Australia-Northern Territory bor
A joint venture between Downer EDI and German train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation has secured a $40 million contract to supply maintenance services on 22 new Public Transport Authority tra
Western Australia's second-largest home builder, ABN Group, has applauded independent Senator Nick Xenophon's call to allow first home buyers to purchase a home using money from their superannuatio
Gold miner St Barbara might sell its Gold Ridge operations in the Solomon Islands, where production has been suspended since 3 April due to Tropical Cyclone Ita's torrential rain and flooding.
The Maritime Union of Australia has called off a strike at Mermaid Marine's Dampier supply base, saying recent constructive talks will hopefully lead to settlement of a new enterprise bargaining agreement.
BCP Energy International has announced it will acquire over 400 million shares in oil and gas explorer Nido Petroleum from Abu Dhabi's Petroleum International Investment Corporation (Ipic).
