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,...

SAO PAULO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Brazilian lender Itau Unibanco ( ITUB ) on Tuesday posted a 14.3% rise in second-quarter net recurring profit from a year earlier, slightly beating estimates while also upping its yearly projection for the growth of net interest income with clients. Itau, Latin America's most valuable bank by market value, reported an 11.5 billion reais...

Overview * Stingray fiscal Q1 revenue rises 7.4% yr/yr but misses analyst expectations * Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q1 grows 8.3% but misses consensus, per LSEG data Outlook Stingray sees growth opportunities in in-car karaoke market Result Drivers * FAST CHANNEL REVENUES - Growth primarily driven by increased FAST channel revenues * RETAIL MEDIA CHALLENGES - Faced tough comparables in...

(Reuters) -Three years after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States and European Union still import billions of euros worth of Russian energy and commodities, ranging from liquefied natural gas to enriched uranium.  India this week lashed out at what it called Western double standards, after facing renewed threats from U.S. President Donald Trump...