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,...

The competition regulator in Britain has announced it is proceeding with the preliminary probe into Boeing Co. ( BA )'s acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. ( SPR ) What Happened: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it will begin its phase 1 investigation into the deal, worth $4.7 billion, with a decision to be taken by August 28,...

July 1 (Reuters) - Parsons Corp ( PSN ): * PARSONS ACQUIRES CHESAPEAKE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL * PARSONS CORP ( PSN ) - BUYS CHESAPEAKE TECHNOLOGIES FOR $89 MILLION * PARSONS CORP ( PSN ) - EXPECTS DEAL TO BE ACCRETIVE TO REVENUE GROWTH AND ADJUSTED EPS Source text: Further company coverage: ;)) ...

July 1 (Reuters) - AZZ Inc ( AZZ ): * AZZ INC. ( AZZ ) ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF CANTON GALVANIZING, LLC * AZZ INC ( AZZ ) - ACQUISITION EXPECTED TO BE ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS WITHIN FIRST YEAR * AZZ INC ( AZZ ): TERMS OF TRANSACTION WERE NOT DISCLOSED Source text: Further company coverage: ;)) ...