WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lauded an agreement between Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) and U.S. Steel at a political rally but stopped short of approving the companies' diplomatically sensitive merger. On a stage near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, decorated with signs celebrating American steel, Trump declared the American steel company would remain American, while extolling its...

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,...

* Trump holds rally at U.S. Steel plant in political swing state * President says he has not given final approval * Trump has until next week to formally approve merger * Tie-up with Japanese company has faced headwinds (Adds deal still awaiting Trump's approval, paragraphs 4-5) By Jeff Mason, Alexandra Alper and Trevor Hunnicutt WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania, May 30...

SHANGHAI, May 31 (Reuters) - China called on Saturday for its automotive industry to halt brutal price wars, as a threat to the sector's health and sustainable development, after key executives jousted over pricing pressure following large discounts offered to buyers. Tension between some top players in the world's largest auto market has spilled into the open as competition intensifies,...