SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

Ethereum continues to face strong resistance near the critical 200-day moving average at $2.7K, with recent price behavior hinting at a potential bearish reversal. The lack of sustained buying momentum suggests that a prolonged consolidation phase, possibly extending down toward the $2.2K support zone, is increasingly likely in the mid-term. Technical Analysis The Daily Chart ETH continues to struggle below...

Ripple faced a sharp rejection at the upper boundary of its descending wedge, triggering a significant decline. Adding to the bearish outlook, the asset has slipped beneath both the 100-day and 200-day moving averages, an important technical breakdown that raises the probability of an extended correction. XRP Analysis The Daily Chart XRP’s recent attempt to break out of its long-standing...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick downplayed the impact of legal uncertainty around U.S. tariffs on negotiations with the European Union during an interview with Fox News Sunday, saying talks were ongoing. Lutnick was asked about a Reuters report quoting an unnamed EU official close to negotiations who said the legal uncertainty of the tariffs in the U.S. gave...