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,...

07:49 AM EDT, 06/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Electra Battery Materials ( ELBM ) said Thursday that it launched an early works program to support the restart of its cobalt refinery north of Toronto. Early works have a budget of $750,000 and include targeted site-level activities designed to prepare for the restart of full-scale construction, the company said. The focus will...

07:50 AM EDT, 06/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Descartes Systems Group ( DSGX ) on Thursday said it has acquired PackageRoute, which provides final-mile carrier solutions, for US$2 million cash. U.S.-based PackageRoute offers a mobile and web-based platform that provides real-time visibility into package deliveries, route optimization, and fleet management. PackageRoute's software integrates with pickup and delivery data, to help contractors...

07:34 AM EDT, 06/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- VitalHub ( VHIBF ) on Thursday said it completed the cash acquisition of Induction Healthcare Group by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The company acquired Induction for 0.10 pounds in cash per share, valuing Induction at about 9.7 million pounds. We see the Induction product set, in particular the Zesty platform,...