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,...

08:51 AM EDT, 06/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Crescent Energy Co. ( CRGY ) said Monday it intends to sell $500 million worth of senior notes due 2034. The senior notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of Crescent Energy's ( CRGY ) units that guarantee its existing notes and the outstanding debt under its revolving credit...

08:54 AM EDT, 06/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Priority Technology ( PRTH ) said Monday its board has approved a new $40 million share buyback program. Priority said it may repurchase shares through open market and privately negotiated transactions, with the timing and amount to be determined based on market conditions and other factors. Shares of the company were up more...

08:51 AM EDT, 06/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher pre-bell Monday with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) edging up 0.02% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.1% recently. SpartanNash ( SPTN ) shares were up nearly 49% after the company said it has agreed to be acquired by C&S Wholesale...