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,...

06:07 AM EDT, 08/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Monroe Capital ( MRCC ) and Horizon Technology Finance ( HRZN ) said late Thursday they have signed a definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the deal, Horizon Technology will be the surviving public entity and will continue to be managed by Horizon Technology Finance Management. Monroe Capital Income Plus has agreed...

(Reuters) -MP Materials shares jumped more than 10% in premarket trading on Friday, after the U.S. rare earths miner posted higher output, a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast further production gains. The Las Vegas-based company operates the only U.S. rare earths mine and has seen its stock more than quadruple this year as Washington moves to secure domestic supplies and...

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Jenna Greene August 8 (Reuters) - When an arbitrator decides a lawsuit, it's supposed to be the final word. Not so in bitter litigation by a former Tesla engineer who in 2019 sued her ex-employer and CEO Elon Musk for defamation and now claims an arbitrator's...