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,...

NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Elliott Investment Management scored a victory on Monday in its board fight at Phillips 66 when prominent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended that investors elect all four of the activist's director nominees. Elliott, which owns a roughly $2.5 billion stake in Phillips, has been pushing the oil refiner, valued at $48...

SAO PAULO, May 12 (Reuters) - Brazilian cosmetic maker Natura posted on Monday a first-quarter net loss of 150.7 million reais ($26.6 million), 83.9% narrower than a year earlier. Core earnings, as measured by recurring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), stood at 789.5 million reais, up some 30% year-on-year and above the 623 million-real expected by analysts...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Elliott Investment Management scored a victory on Monday in its board fight at Phillips 66 when prominent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended that investors elect all four of the activist's director nominees. Elliott, which owns a roughly $2.5 billion stake in Phillips, has been pushing the oil refiner, valued at $48 billion, for changes...