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Unemployment rates have fallen in four-fifths of US states in December and rose in just two, though most of the improvement stemmed from unemployed Americans giving up on their job searches. The La..
New orders for US manufactured durable goods fell 4.3 per cent in December, dragged down in part by declines in orders for aircraft and cars, official data shows. Durable goods orders fell to $US22..
US stocks have finished solidly higher following a mixed bag of economic data and earnings reports, snapping a five-day losing streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow advanced rose 90...
The Australian share market clawed back some of its earlier losses but still closed lower on Tuesday on the back of investor concern over emerging markets. Weakness in the resources sector and amon..
Engineering and mining firm Downer EDI has won two contracts worth about $100 million with BHP Billiton Iron Ore in Western Australia. Under a contract worth about $40 million, Downer will design a..
Australian shares have recovered some of the heavy losses posted in early trade, but remain weaker as investors take a cautious approach ahead of a US central bank meeting. US Fed chairman Ben Bern..
Business conditions are at a near three-year high - another sign that further rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of Australia are unlikely. Business conditions almost caught up with business confidenc..
Australian stocks have fallen heavily after resuming trade after the Australia Day public holiday, due to a recent sell off on Wall Street. Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average took a near tw..
Home entertainment retailer JB Hi-Fi's 10 percent profit increase has been welcomed by shareholders, adding more than $90 million to its market value. But the electronics and DVD seller's good news..
Shares in Treasury Wine Estates have been halted from trade as management reviews the wine maker's financial results for the first half of the financial year. The owner of the Penfolds and Wolf Bla..
Building products maker Boral expects strong profit growth for the first half of the financial year, but has flagged weaker earnings for the second half. Boral expects its net profit for the six mo..
Sales of new US homes fell seven per cent in December, but were enough to sustain a full-year gain of 16.4 per cent compared with 2012. New sales for single-family homes ran at an annual pace of 41..
US stocks have finished lower again as investors anxiously awaited a busy week of economic news that includes a US Federal Reserve policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 41.23 poi..
US stocks have plunged around two per cent, sinking for a second straight day on concerns over emerging economies and disappointments in US corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumb..
US stocks have opened lower as a wave of selling pressure continued following Thursday's weak report on Chinese manufacturing activity. Five minutes into trade on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial A..
The Australian stockmarket has closed lower after disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures caused a sell off. It's the third straight week that local shares have finished in the red. Bell Dir..
Casinos operator Echo Entertainment Group is selling its smallest operation, the Jupiters casino in Townsville, to the privately-owned Colonial Leisure Group for $70 million. Echo expects to make a..
More than $155 million has been wiped from the market value of The Reject Shop after the discount retailer said it had a disappointing Christmas trading period. The company also expects a drop in f..
Exploration spending in the West Australian oil and gas sector dropped by more than 10 per cent in the September quarter. The latest WA Resources and Economics Report shows that contributed to tota..
Sleep disorder equipment supplier ResMed is disappointed with the financial performance of its business in the United States, despite a profit rise. The company began in 1989, selling a device deve..
US existing-home sales increased 1.0 per cent in December from November, wrapping up the strongest year for sales in seven years, the National Association of Realtors says. Sales of used single-fam..
Beef producer Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) has appointed its current general manager of marketing, Jason Strong, as its new chief executive. "Since 2012, Jason has had responsibility for ..
The Australian stockmarket has pushed its way into positive territory after a soft lead from overseas saw it start the local session in the red. The local market started the day on the back foot in..
Australian shares are weaker, following surprisingly weak Chinese manufacturing data. The HSBC purchasing managers' index on Thursday showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a six-month low i..
US stocks have sunk after a weak report on Chinese manufacturing activity and the latest batch of lacklustre corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 175.99 (1.07 per cent) to 1..
