05:27 PM EDT, 06/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- H World ( HTHT ) said late Thursday it has entered the Laotian market for the first time by signing four hotel management agreements. The new hotels will be developed in Vientiane and Luang Prabang in partnership with Lao Kunpeng Industrial, Yuting Hotel Investment Management, and KP Construction Sole, the company said. The...

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,...

05:26 PM EDT, 06/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Forward Air ( FWRD ) shareholder Lakeview Investment Group & Trading said late Thursday it intends to withhold support for the company's chairman, George Mayes Jr., and directors Javier Polit and Laurie Tucker at the company's 2025 annual shareholder meeting. Lakeview Investment Group & Trading said it concurs with the view of other...

05:25 PM EDT, 06/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vornado Realty Trust ( VNO ) said late Thursday that its 50.1% owned joint venture has completed a $675 million refinancing of Independence Plaza, a 1,328-unit residential complex in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood. The new five-year, interest-only loan carries a fixed rate of 5.84% and matures in June 2030. It replaces a previous $675...