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,...

11:05 AM EDT, 07/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Etsy's ( ETSY ) core gross merchandise sales growth is likely to re-accelerate in next year or two, potentially giving the company a more balanced catalyst path, Morgan Stanley said in a Sunday note. The investment firm said it expects easing comps and a reduced tariff risk to boost the company's gross merchandise...

11:07 AM EDT, 07/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Eco Wave Power Global ( WAVE ) said Monday it has signed an agreement with C&S Welding to install its wave energy floaters and the company's energy conversion unit at the Port of Los Angeles. According to the company, the agreement is the final step before deployment starts for a wave energy project...

11:05 AM EDT, 07/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Century Lithium ( CYDVF ) on Monday said its lithium carbonate was successfully converted into battery-grade lithium-metal anodes (Li-MA) by Alpha-En Corp. The company said Li-MA was produced using lithium carbonate derived from its wholly owned lithium project, Angel Island in Nevada and the associated Demonstration Plant in Nye County, Nevada. Century Lithium...