* Apple ( AAPL ) plans to increase spending on AI and data centers * Apple ( AAPL ) open to acquiring larger AI companies, CEO Cook says * Apple's ( AAPL ) AI strategy could include reworking Safari By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) CEO Tim Cook signaled on Thursday the iPhone...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Australia Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Friday the White House had confirmed that no country had reciprocal tariffs lower than Australia, suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump had left the 10% baseline tariffs on Australian goods unchanged. While we remain in the best possible position under the United States' new tariff regime, we will continue to advocate for...

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,...

(Reuters) -U.S. lender Wells Fargo said on Thursday its board of directors planned to appoint the lender's CEO Charlie Scharf as its chairman and to award him a one-time special equity grant of $30 million in restricted share rights and stock options. The bank said in a statement the actions reflected the board's desire to retain Scharf as the CEO...