THE ECONOMIST: Mega-mergers are reshaping entire industries but analysts are split on whether shareholders stand to gain or lose.
Premier Investments shares sank after the owner of kids stationery seller Smiggle and Peter Alexander sleepwear retailer forecast lower-than-expected earnings.
Derek Rose
Signs the Reserve Bank is done cutting interest rates has the local bourse grinding towards a fifth, although minor, week of losses out of the past six.
Adrian Black
WA’s biggest resources development is set for a $3 billion expansion as Chevron presses go on Stage 3 of a Pilbara gas project.
Matt Mckenzie
Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew says discretionary spending remains under pressure with consumers cautious due to the persistent cost-of-living crisis.
Cheyanne Enciso
The apartments — a mix of one, two and three-bedroom options — will be spread across three separate buildings of 12, nine and seven storeys
Harriet Flinn
Parachutes will stay furled as skydivers walk off the job over a pay proposal by a major employer, with their union insisting the deal will not fly.
Tom Wark
The developer wants to build 70 two-storey townhouses and eight single-storey houses on the 1.85ha site.
Liam Murphy
More than half of young Australians are willing to hand over their Christmas shopping to an artificial intelligence tool, but others have concerns.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Ramelius Resources has signed a native title mining agreement with the Kakarra Part B native title holders for the $619 million Rebecca-Roe gold project 150km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Neil Watkinson
The Margaret River community is encouraged to have their say on a renewable future plan for the region before the policy heads back to the council.
Craig Duncan
Kroger falls, Dollar General climbs after outlooks; Indexes: Dow off 0.07 per cent, S&P up 0.11 per cent, Nasdaq up 0.22 per cent.
By Chuck Mikolajczak
A private miner is repackaging a stalled $6 billion iron ore infrastructure project into a multi-commodity development, with Glencore lined up as a customer.
Adrian Rauso
Australians may be grappling with ongoing cost-of-living pressures but new data suggests it won’t stop pet owners from spoiling their fur-babies this Christmas.
The WA Planning Commission has officially put to an end a controversial proposal to build more than 1,000 apartments across seven high-rise towers in Warwick.
Rio Tinto’s new chief Simon Trott has unveiled his vision for a ‘sharper’ and ‘simpler’ mining giant that promises to bank up to $15 billion mostly through offloading projects, and dropping corporate bloat.
Simone Grogan
A coloured sand unicorn toy sold in Kmart and Target has been recalled over asbestos contamination risk.
Emma Kirk
Cancer Council kids sunscreen recalled over safety fears the product separates and reduces protection from the sun.
Rio Tinto’s new chief executive has announced a string of cost cuts and planned productivity improvements as part of his vision for a slimmed down miner focused on its core and most profitable businesses.
The APM deed of company arrangement will see the State Government, which is owed $2 million, and other creditors repaid in full and all of Therapy Focus’ more than 250 staff retained.
Sean Smith
The ASX 200 has climbed despite household spending data sparking fresh fears the Reserve Bank could raise interest rates as early as February.
Cameron Micallef
Chariot Corporation has reported high-grade lithium oxide of up to 5.96% in early rock chip sampling at its Fonlo and Iganna projects in southwest Nigeria, confirming the existence of fertile pegmatite systems.
Doug Bright
Aguia Resources is ramping up preparations for mining at its Três Estradas phosphate project in Brazil, with upgrades progressing ahead of schedule and production slated to begin in March of next year.
Andrew Todd
A project to deliver the nation's only indoor snow resort is about to begin its long journey to completion, after winning a Chinese backer.
