09:21 AM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Roblox ( RBLX ) is being sued by Louisiana on accusations that the gaming platform fails to enforce safety controls to protect children and facilitates the distribution of child sexual material, a statement from state attorney general Liz Murrill's office showed. The statement said that the lack of strong age verification processes or...

09:21 AM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Friday, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) inactive and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) up 0.4%. Flowers Foods ( FLO ) shares were down more than 3% after the company reported lower fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings...

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,...

09:18 AM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Logistic Properties of the Americas ( LPA ) said Friday it has closed its previously announced asset acquisition of Puebla, Mexico logistics facilities as part of its collaboration with Inmobiliaria y Constructora Alas. Financial details were not disclosed. The Puebla property, which has two operating logistics buildings with a total of 257,700 square...