Wall Street's major indexes ended higher on Saturday morning, rebounding from the previous day's sell-off as Amazon's strong earnings countered a significant drop in US job growth in October.
Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison is set to depart the iron ore and lithium miner within 18 months and pay millions of dollars in financial penalties.
The shutdown of BHP's nickel operations has had a silver lining for Kalgoorlie, with Canadian company TransAlta contracted to supply back-up power to the city.
The Forrest's cattle herd is swelling but the agricultural arm of the family empire remains loss-making despite managing to cut sales costs in the past year.
The ASX200 has fallen 0.5 per cent after worrying earnings forecasts from US tech stocks and diminishing rate cut hopes in Europe dampened risk sentiment.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Hancock and MinRes' $1.1bn gas deal; Hancock and Wright Prospecting financials; the lithium industry; Perth house prices; ABN Group; and more.
Perth company Wright Prospecting has reported another massive profit as its low-key owners reap the benefits of an iron ore royalties deal negotiated more than 50 years ago.
Softball WA chief executive Rick Wolters says the governing body could be seriously impacted by the City of Stirling's move to sign a lease agreement with A-League club, Perth Glory.
International education group Navitas has reported an increase in revenue but blamed restrictive policies in Canada and Australia for stifling the growth.
Renowned prospector Mark Creasy's private investment vehicle more than doubled its full year profit, aided by the sale of its lucrative stake in Azure Minerals.
Republic of Fremantle has called in administrators to restructure the urban distillery and bar business, after grappling with pandemic-induced delays and industry challenges.
Business Council of Australia has announced Woodside chief executive Meg O'Neill as the newest addition to its board, joining Wesfarmers managing director and chief Rob Scott.
Former Prime Minister John Howard called Anthony Albanese "out of his depth" during his visit to Bullwinkel in hopes the Liberal party secure the critical seat.
Subiaco-based junior Ironbark Zinc has appointed former Nordgold boss Nikolai Zelenski as its executive-chair elect, along with announcing plans to raise $10 million.
Major US stock indexes closed lower overnight after both Microsoft and Meta Platforms highlighted growing artificial intelligence costs that could hit their earnings.
Argonaut lifted its full year operating profit to $5.7 million after taking a lead role on 18 equity capital markets deals, headlined by De Grey Mining's mammoth $600 million raise.
Profit is not a dirty word, says Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney, who also called for more kudos from political leaders for the economic contributions of big companies.
Tony Sage expressed frustration at the accounting rules valuing European Lithium's billion dollar stake in US-listed Critical Metals Corp, as the ASX minnow deals with a cash challenge.
A Perth company has completed a world-first remote pipeline inspection which it says will revolutionise the way the oil and gas industry approach asset maintenance.
The ASX200 has finished Thursday down 0.3 per cent to record its biggest monthly drop since April, with supermarkets Woolworths and Coles leading the fall.
