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 9 (Reuters) - A proposed consumer antitrust settlement with The Walt Disney Co ( DIS ) has kicked off a turf battle among competing plaintiffs law firms, with one group calling the deal unfair and the other warning the spat could blow up the agreement. Disney ( DIS ) in June agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle...

NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - Bitcoin climbed to an all-time high near $112,000 late on Wednesday, bolstered by an increased risk appetite and persistent institutional demand as traditional financial market players embraced the world's largest cryptocurrency. It touched a record peak of $111,988.90 and was last up 0.4% at $111,259. Since the beginning of the year, bitcoin has advanced...

05:45 PM EDT, 07/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Four Corners Property Trust ( FCPT ) said late Wednesday it acquired a LongHorn Steakhouse property in Michigan for $2.5 million. The property is corporate-operated under a long-term, triple net lease with approximately seven years remaining on the contract, according to the company. ...