US stocks have closed slightly higher, with AI optimism fuelling upward momentum even as the earnings-driven fervour of the recent rally eased in the home stretch of reporting season.
Australians and a New Zealander caught up in the fatal hantavirus cruise ship saga are expected to arrive in Perth tomorrow, ahead of a three-week quarantine lockdown in a Bullsbrook facility.
The local share market has slipped after the US rejected Iran's latest peace proposal to end the Middle East war, and as a huge plunge by a prominent biotech name weighed on the bourse.
ANALYSIS: While the US-Iran conflict has disrupted global trade and overshadowed earlier tariff tensions, protectionism has not disappeared from the US agenda.
Avocado famer Russell Delroy has added a Geographe Bay holiday park to his asset base, with the $9.8 million purchase preceding another property's listing.
Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said she hasn't had an apology from the editor-in-chief of the West Australian newspaper after a post-budget breakfast event was soured.
Nine business chambers representing parts of Europe are planning a strategic alliance, in the wake of the recent free trade agreement between Australia and the EU.
A power offtake deal signed by iron ore miner Rio Tinto will underpin construction of Australia's first Indigenous-backed large renewable energy project in the Pilbara.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record highs on Friday, boosted by gains in Nvidia, Sandisk and other AI-related stocks, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report pointed to labour market resilience.
Woodside Energy has ramped up its Browse project's PR offensive, commissioning an independent paper highlighting the energy importance of the giant gas project.
A Supreme Court judge has slammed Victor Goh for failing to show up to hearings but gave the property developer one final chance before an arrest warrant is executed.
About $43 billion has been wiped from Australia's share market, as oil prices surged after fighting between the US and Iran loomed over hopes of a peace deal.
Edith Cowan University students have been impacted by the breach of global education software Canvas, with some students unable to access the school's learning management system.
Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced the exit of two Synergy directors and backed its chair for another term, months after ordering a review of its board.
