06:24 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Scotiabank (BNS) said Tuesday it plans to repurchase up to 20 million common shares, representing about 1.6% of its outstanding stock, pending regulatory approval. The bank said it intends to begin the normal course issuer bid on or around May 30 and continue through May 29, 2026, unless completed earlier. The company said...

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,...

06:24 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Bank of Nova Scotia ( BNS ) was at last look down 1.1% on Tuesday after it lodged a second-quarter adjusted earnings miss amid slightly lower-than-expected revenue. The bank cited the uncertain macroeconomic outlook, but increased its dividend and announced a share buyback, For Q2, Scotiabank reported diluted earnings per share of $1.52...

May 27 (Reuters) - Canadian lender Bank of Nova Scotia ( BNS ) reported a fall in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, mainly due to an increase in bad loan provisions. Uncertainty fueled by rapid changes in U.S. trade policy, as well as fears of an economic slowdown, has hurt loan growth at banks and raised fears of customers defaulting on...