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,...

08:30 AM EDT, 04/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Adobe (ADBE) was Smart Insider's stock pick of the week after the company's Chief Financial Officer Daniel Durn bought $508,000 worth of stock at $390.58 apiece on March 20, boosting his holdings by 5% to 30,000 shares. The purchase is Durn's second, with the first one made in September 2022 at $288, Smart...

08:30 AM EDT, 04/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Quantum BioPharma ( QNTM ) on Thursday said its licensee Celly Nutrition launched its alcohol detoxification and anti-hangover beverage unbuzzd in Puerto Rico with distribution partner FUSION Distribution Group. U.S.-listed shares of the company were last seen down 6% at $7.55 in pre-market trading. FUSION Distribution Group Chief Executive Eduardo Santacana stated: The...

MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. ( MSM ) shares are trading lower premarket on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter financial results. Net sales declined 4.7% year-over-year to $891.7 million, missing the consensus of $899.54 million. Average daily sales declined 4.7% year-over-year. Adjusted gross margin for the quarter was 41.0%, down from 41.5% a year ago. Adjusted operating income for the quarter declined 34.9% to $63.7 million, with an adjusted operating margin of 7.1%, down from 10.5% a...