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,...

May 21 (Reuters) - Payments firm Airwallex said on Wednesday it was valued at $6.2 billion in its latest fundraise of $300 million, marking a nearly 11% jump in valuation from its last financing in 2022. Fintech startups, which saw an investor gold rush post-COVID, have struggled to raise capital thereafter as persistently high interest rates and fears of a...

06:59 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Ford Motor ( F ) will allow Nissan to use part of its battery manufacturing facility in Kentucky, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The US automaker previously announced two new battery plants in Kentucky in a joint venture with SK On, according to the report. One...

06:59 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Amaroq Minerals ( AMRQF ) , which more than doubled yesterday to an all-time high, said its management is unaware of any material change in its operations that would account for the share price surge. The comment came late on Tuesday following a request from the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization. On Tuesday, the...