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,...

11:58 AM EDT, 05/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Biogen (BIIB) seems to be emerging as a leaner and less risky company, RBC Capital Markets said in a note emailed Friday with a review of the biotech firm's Q1 results. Biogen's Q1 results reaffirmed the fact that the company can still effectively grow their launch products, execute on legacy products, keep costs...

MicroStrategy Inc. ( MSTR ) shares have been steadily climbing over the past month, driven by continued momentum in its Bitcoin-centric strategy and recent earnings activity. What To Know: This week, the company reported first-quarter revenue of $111.07 million, falling slightly below analyst expectations, while posting a significant adjusted loss of $16.53 per share. Despite this, MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings, now...

11:57 AM EDT, 05/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft's ( MSFT ) Xbox unit said Friday it increased prices for consoles and controllers worldwide as well as for headsets in the US and Canada, effective May 1. Pricing of some new games is also expected to increase to $79.99 starting this holiday season, Xbox said. Xbox cited market conditions and the...