Home
Search
thewest.com.au‌‌

Business

Wall St opened higher with tech stocks regaining and softening oil prices improving risk appetite. (EPA PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumNasdaq hits intraday record high as tech stocks regain

US stocks opened soaring as tech stocks regain and softening oil prices boost investor sentiment.

Staff Writers

The CEO Institute’s latest Pulse report found just 8.5 per cent of Australian business leaders surveyed rated their companies highly at turning strategy into results. Four in 10 said getting work done depended heavily on particular leaders or teams.

CEOsPremiumThe indispensable trap: Why bosses risk missing sales

Business owners risk missing sales as their most experienced staff get bogged down in clunky systems and competing projects, new research suggests.

Ryan Johnson

Not Supplied

HEALTHPremiumInfluencer shows off painful ‘rib contouring’

An Aussie OnlyFans content creator had ribs surgically broken in Bali so she could have a smaller waistline.

Emma Kirk

Not Supplied

TRAVEL INCIDENTSPremiumMan tries to open plane door mid-flight

A man has been charged after allegedly attempting to open a Qantas plane door mid-flight before abusing the airline crew.

Emma Kirk

Listing days to sell a house in WA have blown out.

PropertyPremiumPerth has longest property sales period of any capital city

New research shows the worrying amount of time it now takes to sell a house in Perth.

Kim Macdonald

The ABC has faced criticism over programs aired by its Four Corners program. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

MediaPremiumABC investigative program found in breach of standards

Two episodes of the ABC's flagship investigative program failed to meet the national broadcaster's editorial standards, an independent review has found.

Noah Secomb

Woodside Energy's North Rankin platform turns purple.

Herd on the TerracePremiumThe rig is up for Dockers fans

Australia’s biggest oil and gas business is taking the purple craze to opposite corners of the country in support of the Dockers.

Not Supplied

MARKET WRAPPremiumTech rally lifts ASX despite energy slump

Falling oil prices and an AI-driven surge on Wall Street have pushed the ASX 200 higher, even as energy stocks dragged on the broader gains.

Cameron Micallef

WA winners at the Women in Resources National Awards, Jemima Reid from Barminco and Marnie Finlayson from DevEx Resources.

MiningPremiumWA’s big winners at national mining awards

A rising star and an industry stalwart were the two WA winners of the Mineral Council of Australia’s Women in Resources National Awards in Melbourne.

Adrian Rauso

Max Cunningham, CEO of the National Stock Exchange

BusinessPremiumPerth mining boss hands NSX biggest listing in a decade

A Perth mining boss is taking his $259 million Canadian copper explorer to a stock exchange that managed just 667 trades last year, betting on its comeback as an alternative to the ASX.

Ryan Johnson

Michele Bullock says a tight jobs market pressures business costs, eventually increasing prices. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

MoneyPremiumLabour pains: jobs market too hot for inflation fight

Australia's labour market is still tight and the unemployment rate likely needs to go up to ease persistent pressure on inflation, Michele Bullock says.

Jacob Shteyman

Not Supplied

POLITICSPremiumHome ownership key to more babies: Tim Wilson

The Coalition has floated a fix to Australia’s restrictive housing market as a way to reverse the nation’s tumbling fertility rate.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

American West Metals’ West Desert project in Utah hosts the largest deposit of indium in the United States.

American West enlists Washington heavyweight for Utah indium play

American West Metals has engaged a high-powered Washington D.C. consultancy, led by a former energy security official, to progress its West Desert indium project in Utah and build a domestic supply chain.

Doug Bright

Sponsored
Not Supplied

NEWSPremiumAged care provider underpays staff $1.39m

A major aged care provider has been forced into a formal Fair Work deal after underpaying 335 workers more than $1.39m.

Andrew Hedgman

Alibaba says now is the dawn of an era of "Machine Intelligence", like the Industrial Revolution. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumAlibaba unveils plans for artificial superintelligence

Alibaba boss Eddie Wu has unveiled a sweeping strategy for the Chinese e-commerce behemoth encompassing AI models, chips and data centres.

Staff Writers

Dalaroo Metals’ reverse circulation rig in action along the Gold Ridge gold corridor in Côte d’Ivoire.

Dalaroo cranks up Côte d’Ivoire gold quest as assays loom

Dalaroo Metals has cranked up its Côte d’Ivoire gold drilling to two shifts, with first samples from its 7km Gold Ridge corridor at the laboratory and assays pending as the 24-hole opening program gathers pace.

Penny Taylor

Sponsored
RBA governor Michele Bullock has warned more rate hikes are possible after keeping the official cash on rate at the June meeting. NewsWire

NewsPremiumRBA’s brutal truth on falling home values

RBA governor Michele Bullock has a blunt warning for property investors as the price of housing continues to fall due to higher interest rates.

Nathan Schmidt and Cameron Micallef

An OWL-B attack drone made by Innovaero.

IPOsPremiumDrone company Innovaero in quiet ASX debut

The stock traded as high as 53¢ before closing at its issue price of 50¢, valuing the group at $155 million.

Sean Smith

RBA rate hike fears explode as Michele Bullock sounds alarm.

BusinessPremiumRBA boss Bullock hints at rate rise to stop inflation spread

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has warned of more pain to stop ‘second round’ inflation effects.

Stephen Johnson

Frasers, run by billionaire founder Mike Ashley, has been scathing of Accent’s performance and called for management and board scalps.

RetailPremiumAccent sets up board showdown amid Frasers takeover bid

Australia’s biggest footwear retailer Accent Group — the subject of a hostile takeover bid — says it is taking its board fight ‘directly where it should be: in the hands of shareholders’.

Cheyanne Enciso

Australia's benchmark index is on track for yet another flat session. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumAustralian shares edge higher after shaky start

The ASX has largely shrugged off a strong Wall Street session overnight as it struggles to push higher, with little to excite local investors.

Adrian Black

American companies should be celebrating. China is on the verge of a grand opening of its markets to them, claims Donald Trump. 

The EconomistPremiumWill Trump’s Chinese market hype prove itself a paper tiger?

THE ECONOMIST: Chipmakers’ record sales disguise a gloomy picture among other American companies trying to expand into the Chinese market.

The Economist

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to ‘explore the potential’ for deeper ties with Europe. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

WORLDPremiumAustralia, EU have ‘potential’ for deeper ties

Anthony Albanese has hinted on where Canberra could land on talk of Australia becoming an “associate member” of the EU.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Nasdaq futures were down before the open after the index hit record highs on Monday. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumAI fever boosts tech stocks but wider market struggles

A surge in Meta shares has lifted AI-linked stocks including Intel, Arm and AMD, while higher oil prices and bond yields have tempered the broader market.

Amanda Cooper