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,...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday voluntarily dismissed its civil lawsuit against Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, extending the regulator's new approach to cryptocurrencies since President Donald Trump reentered the White House. A joint stipulation of dismissal signed by lawyers for the SEC, Binance and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was filed in the Washington, D.C., federal...

05:46 PM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Newsmax ( NMAX ) said Thursday that it signed a renewal agreement with Verizon Communications' ( VZ ) Verizon Fios for distribution of its cable channel. Newsmax ( NMAX ) said it will retain its current distribution on the Verizon pay TV platform. ...

May 29 (Reuters) - California Water Service Group ( CWT ) : * CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CASA LOMA WATER COMPANY AND PALM MUTUAL WATER COMPANY * CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP ( CWT ) - ACQUISITIONS SUBJECT TO CPUC APPROVAL Source text: Further company coverage: ...