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,...

MEXICO CITY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that Carlos Trevino, former CEO of state oil company Pemex, had been arrested in the United States and would be deported to stand trial in Mexico for corruption charges. Trevino served as CEO of Pemex from 2017 to 2018, stepping down after former President Andres Manuel Lopez...

11:00 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) are adapting to the new rules of the game under the Trump administration by agreeing to pay a 15% fee to the government on revenue from artificial-intelligence chip sales to China, removing a barrier to growth in the technology revolution, Wedbush Securities...

11:02 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Brinker International's ( EAT ) strong momentum from fiscal Q4 carries into the start of fiscal 2026, with the company's full-year guidance largely aligned with investor expectations, Morgan Stanley said in a note Thursday. The brokerage said the momentum is supported by menu initiatives, including a ribs relaunch in Q2 and a chicken...