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,...

02:58 PM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with ITC's response in the fourth paragraph.) A US trade group representing solar manufacturers is asking the US International Trade Commission to address a tariff loophole on panel imports from four Southeast Asian countries, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing said in a petition that a significant amount of...

02:59 PM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Global Payments' ( GPN ) pending $24.3 billion acquisition of Worldpay may introduce some complexities despite bringing a host of benefits, Oppenheimer said in a note Tuesday. The firm said the deal would add scale to Global Payments' ( GPN ) merchant business and create cross-selling opportunities, while also strengthening its e-commerce presence....

02:44 PM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- AutoZone's ( AZO ) same-store sales in fiscal Q3 rose 5%, topping Wall Street estimates for the biggest gain in the past two years and supporting solid results, Truist Securities said Tuesday in a report. Same-store sales grew as business to repair shops, dealerships, and service stations accelerated almost 11%, Truist said. Margin...