09:17 AM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vontier ( VNT ) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted net earnings Thursday of $0.79 per diluted share, up from $0.63 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.72. Revenue for the quarter ended June 27 was $773.5 million, up from $696.4 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $734.5 million. 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,...

July 31 (Reuters) - Howmet Aerospace ( HWM ) raised full-year forecasts and topped second-quarter estimates on Thursday, buoyed by strong demand for its fasteners and engine components as plane makers ramp up jet production. Growing demand for air travel has led airlines to order more new jets, prompting plane makers to accelerate production, benefiting aerospace suppliers such as Howmet,...

LONDON (Reuters) -A British government agency is providing a 1 billion pound export development guarantee to the UK arm of U.S. carmaker Ford, supporting the company's long-term growth targets around the world. This £1 billion loan guarantee is a major boost for Britain's auto sector. It will help develop world-leading products, open new export markets, and secure jobs, finance minister...