09:14 AM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- SelectQuote ( SLQT ) said Friday it firmly rejects allegations made in a US Department of Justice complaint that was filed last week against various participants in the Medicare Advantage industry. The company said it believes the allegations are incorrect as they misrepresent the overall industry and its business model. SelectQuote ( SLQT...

09:11 AM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices rose early of Friday on hopes global trade tensions will ease as the United States and China ready to meet in Switzerland on the weekend for their first talks since the pair last month imposed punishing tariffs on each other's exports that have nearly halted all trade between the world's two...

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,...

09:11 AM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Friday, with The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) inactive and The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) up 0.4%. Soho House ( SHCO ) shares were up over 7% after the company reported that it swung to Q1 earnings...