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,...

08:03 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Investar ( ISTR ) said Tuesday it will acquire Wichita Falls Bancshares in a cash and stock deal worth about $83.6 million based on its June 30 closing price. The transaction includes $7.2 million in cash and 3.96 million shares of Investar ( ISTR ) common stock, subject to adjustments, the company said....

July 1 (Reuters) - Vertex said on Tuesday that its next-generation drug gained European Commission approval for treating cystic fibrosis, a rare and progressive genetic disease. The approval expands the company's presence in this market as it combats weak sales of its older cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta. The new once-daily triple combination therapy, branded Alyftrek, was approved to treat patients...

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said billionaire Elon Musk is upset because he lost the mandate for electric vehicles in the recent tax and spending bill, and warned that the Tesla CEO could lose a lot more than that. Earlier in the day, Trump suggested the government efficiency department should review the subsidies Musk's...