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,...

05:18 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- QuantumScape ( QS ) reported a Q2 loss late Wednesday of $0.20 per diluted share, narrower than a loss of $0.25 a year earlier. Four analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of $0.21. The company did not report any revenue for the quarter. ...

05:20 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Robert Half (RHI) reported Q2 net income late Wednesday of $0.41 per share, down from $0.66 a year earlier Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.40. Service revenues for the quarter ended June 30 were $1.37 billion, down from $1.47 billion a year earlier. Analysts expected $1.35 billion. Shares of Robert Half were down...

05:21 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- West Fraser Timber ( WFG ) reported a Q2 loss late Wednesday of $0.38 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $1.20 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of $0.25. Revenue in the three months ended June 27 fell to $1.53 billion from $1.71 billion a year earlier. Four analysts...