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,...

09:50 AM EDT, 07/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows: Shares of global power generator and utility operator AES ( AES ) jumped on unconfirmed Bloomberg reporting about a potential sale. Shares have been under pressure since late 2024, part...

10:00 AM EDT, 07/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) is almost certain to be hit by new antitrust charges in the EU as the Facebook owner is very unlikely to tweak its pay-or-consent model, Reuters reported Friday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. The social media company won't make further changes to the model unless...

09:58 AM EDT, 07/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Velan ( VLNSF ) after markets closed on Thursday reported a swing to profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and approved an increase in its quarterly dividend to C$0.10. The shares rose 3.2%. The company reported consolidated net income of US$77.2 million, or US$3.58 per share, for the three months ended...