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,...

12:42 PM EDT, 06/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- BMO has downgraded Parkland to Market Perform and trimmed its target price to $42, from $44, after Texas-based Sunoco offered to acquire it for ~US$9 billion (optional mix of cash and shares). In our view, SUN's offer represents the best near-term outcome for PKI shareholders, particularly given ongoing shareholder overhang and recent operational...

(Reuters) - Alarm over China's stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their U.S. counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a quick solution. German automakers became the latest to warn that China's export restrictions threaten to shut down production...

12:50 PM EDT, 06/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ReShape Lifesciences ( RSLS ) said Tuesday its quality management system and medical devices portfolio in Europe and the UK were certified under the European Union Medical Device Regulation and UK Conformity Assessment, respectively. The MDR and UKCA certifications were granted well before the regulatory deadline of December 31, 2027, according to a...