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,...

HAMBURG/CANBERRA/PARIS (Reuters) -Chinese buyers bought between 400,000 and 500,000 metric tons of wheat from Australia and Canada in recent weeks, traders said, as heat threatens to damage crops in China's agricultural heartlands. China is the world's top wheat grower and also imports large amounts of grain when domestic supply falls short of demand.  Earlier this week, Henan province, which grows...

(Reuters) -Railroad operator CSX said on Friday it has signed a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). The agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the members of the union, covers approximately 3,400 locomotive engineers represented by BLET, the railroad said. CSX added that the agreement mirrors the general...

May 9 (Reuters) - Virtual chronic care provider Omada Health has filed to go public in the United States, the latest in a string of healthcare listings expected this year. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff whiplash has roiled markets and cast a shadow on new listings, but companies in sectors perceived as less sensitive to economic headwinds are pushing ahead...