Aug 6 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it would not refer the merger between Omnicom ( OMC ) and Interpublic to an in-depth phase 2 probe, clearing the way for the creation of the world's largest advertising and marketing agency. Omnicom ( OMC ) struck the $13.25 billion all-stock deal for rival Interpublic in December last year....

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,...

Novo Nordisk A/S ( NVO ) on Wednesday reported second-quarter 2025 sales of roughly $11.68 billion (76.86 billion Danish kroner), missing the consensus of $11.79 billion. Sales increased by 13% in Danish kroner and 18% at CER, driven by increased sales across the portfolio. GLP-1 diabetes sales increased by 8% to 38.37 billion Danish kroner, and Obesity care sales increased...

Overview * Inspired Q2 revenue rises 7% yr/yr, driven by record Interactive growth * Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 up 15%, fueled by Interactive segment performance * Co completes debt refinancing, issuing £270 mln notes and £17.8 mln credit facility Outlook * Company optimistic about Virtual Sports growth in Brazil and UK * Inspired expects continued growth in Interactive segment *...