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) -Two Republican senators have put holds on three of U.S. President Donald Trump's Treasury Department nominees over a White House effort to make it harder for companies to claim tax credits for wind and solar energy projects, according to a government document and a source familiar with the matter. The senators, Chuck Grassley of Iowa and John Curtis of...

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) is expected to conduct the first flight of its 777-9 jet in about five years as early as August 5, Air Current editor Jon Ostrower said on Monday in a post on X, citing two people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not independently verify the report. ...

SYDNEY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ( MHVYF ) will deliver Australia's new navy frigate program. (Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney) ...