Overview * Business First Q2 adjusted EPS beats analyst expectations, per LSEG data * Company announces acquisition of Progressive Bancorp, expanding footprint * Business First completes core conversion, enhancing operational efficiency Outlook * Business First plans Oakwood franchise conversion late in Q3 2025 * Company aims to strengthen Dallas market position post-conversion * Business First expects growth from Progressive Bancorp...

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,...

08:33 AM EDT, 07/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- A delegation of US executives, which includes FedEx ( FDX ) and Boeing ( BA ) executives, are expected to meet senior officials in China this week, Reuters reported Monday, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. The trip, which was organized by the US-China Business Council, coincides with the latest round...

08:37 AM EDT, 07/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Northstar Clean Technologies ( ROOOF ) said Monday that it raised $3.6 million in a private placement. Northstar said it will use the funds to transition the company to commercial operations and fund ongoing business development efforts for the Hamilton facility in Ontario and its first US site. This infusion of capital will...