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,...

07:15 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Travelers (TRV) reported Q2 core income Thursday of $6.51 per diluted share, up from $2.51 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.65. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $12.12 billion, up from $11.28 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $12.14 billion. The company kept its quarterly...

07:16 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rugby Resources ( RBMNF ) on Thursday said its shareholders approved the proposed acquisition by Pampa Metals (PM.CN). Under the agreement, Pampa will acquire 100% of Rugby's outstanding common shares in a statutory plan of arrangement. Rugby shareholders are set to receive one Pampa common share for every 6.4 Rugby shares held. They...

07:15 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Denison Mines Corp. ( DNN ) and Orano Canada Inc., who co-own the McClean Lake Joint Venture, said Thursday that uranium mining has begun at the project using the joint venture's patented Surface Access Borehole Resource Extraction method. Orano Canada owns a 77.5% stake and is the operator of the McClean Lake Joint...