The Australian dollar has fallen against a stronger US dollar, after a senior US Federal Reserve official said the Fed still could taper its bond purchases this year.
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street gave up much of the gains made on the Federal Reserve's no-taper decision to finish lower at its last session.
Consumerand business sentiment on one hand, and confidence on the other, have jumped either side of the election such that optimists now comfortably outnumber pessimists.
Construction workers who participated in unlawful industrial action at Woodside's Pluto project have been ordered to pay over $1 million in total fines, with some individual fines reaching $10,000.
GR Engineering has joined the share register of one of its major clients, Mutiny Gold, receiving more than $748,000 worth of stock as consideration for engineering works.
UGL has selected former UWA graduate and Clough executive Russell Waugh to lead its engineering business, which is set to become a listed company in its own right following a demerger.
Resources giant BHP Billiton says its new $US1.5 billion gas plant will supply 20 per cent of the state's domestic market amid hopes of doubling capacity.
In an industry not typically associated with ‘doctors', one Perth-based oil and gas services company has stacked its ranks with PhD holders in physics and maths, geophysicists, petrophysicists and
Aquila Resources is considering legal action after talks broke down with a South African government-backed company over alleged overlapping mining rights to a manganese deposit in South Africa.
IMX Resources has taken a major step towards making the transition from explorer to producer, announcing today a $US60 million joint venture exploration agreement with Hong Kong resources group MMG
US stocks have closed mixed, cooling off after Wednesday's torrid rally in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain an aggressive stimulus program.
Health insurer HBF is on track to grow its newly acquired Friendlies Pharmacies network to 60 stores, after becoming the parent company to the pharmacy franchise in April.
The Australian dollar held steady above 95 US cents today for the first time in three months after the US Federal Reserve made a surprise decision to keep its stimulus measures.
Leaders of three top performing businesses in vastly different sectors say growing organically has been key to successfully expanding their businesses, rather than mergers and acquisitions, which come at a higher cost and with more risk.
The Australian share market has hit a five-year high, gaining more than one per cent after the world's largest economy decided to continue its stimulus program.
