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,...

May 28 (Reuters) - Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise SA : * EXXONMOBIL ENTERS EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS TO SELL STAKE IN ESSO S.A.F. * EXXONMOBIL TO SELL 82.89% STAKE IN ESSO S.A.F. TO NORTH ATLANTIC * ACQUISITION EXPECTED TO COMPLETE IN LAST QUARTER OF 2025 * ACQUISITION PRICE SET AT €149.19 PER ESSO S.A.F. SHARE * DEAL SUBJECT TO EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE BODIES...

May 28 (Reuters) - Energy major Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) has entered into exclusive negotiations with North Atlantic to divest its stake in Esso, it said on Wednesday. The sale is expected to take place in the last quarter of this year, at a price of 149.19 euros ($168.82) per Esso share before distributions, or 32.83 euros after distributions,...

HONG KONG/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Shein is working towards a listing in Hong Kong after the online fast-fashion retailer's proposed initial public offering (IPO) in London failed to secure the green light from Chinese regulators, said three sources with knowledge of the matter. The China-founded company aims to file a draft prospectus with Hong Kong's stock exchange in the coming weeks, one...