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,...

Shares of Plug Power Inc ( PLUG ) surged 15.7% to 91 cents on Wednesday afternoon despite no company-specific news that day. The stock has risen 4.7% in May, buoyed by a mix of executive actions, strategic updates and new financing developments. What To Know: On Tuesday, Plug Power ( PLUG ) filed a mixed shelf offering, allowing the company...

02:39 PM EDT, 05/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Update with Chevron's ( CVX ) response to a request for comment in the second paragraph.) Chevron ( CVX ) has terminated the service, procurement and oil production contracts it had to operate in Venezuela, but it plans to keep its direct staff in the country, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing four sources close...

02:38 PM EDT, 05/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Talon Metals ( TLOFF ) on Wednesday said it has secured a site to develop its Beulah Minerals Processing Facility (BMPF). The site, near Beulah, North Dakota, is owned by Westmoreland Mining LLC. The former coal mining site is set to be developed to process critical minerals for domestic defense and energy requirements,...