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,...

08:52 AM EDT, 07/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were leaning lower premarket Tuesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was marginally declining and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was down 0.1% recently. Albertsons ( ACI ) shares were down 1% after the company reported a decline in fiscal Q1 adjusted net income. ...

08:59 AM EDT, 07/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil was mostly steady early on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump declined to impose fresh sanctions on Russian oil exports, giving the country 50 days to end its war on Ukraine before imposing secondary tariffs on buyer of the country's oil. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for August delivery was last seen...

08:58 AM EDT, 07/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- IMAX ( IMAX ) said Tuesday that it has renewed and expanded its senior secured revolving credit facility, increasing borrowing capacity to $375 million from $300 million, with an uncommitted accordion feature that allows for increases to $515 million or more. The uncommitted accordion allows IMAX ( IMAX ) to request additional credit...