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,...

July 16 (Reuters) - Texas' attorney general said on Wednesday he has begun investigating Mars, which makes M&M's and Skittles candies, for its alleged refusal to remove synthetic food dyes from its products. Ken Paxton, the attorney general, said in a statement that he issued a civil investigative demand for documents from Mars, as he examines whether the family-owned company...

01:21 PM EDT, 07/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with stock price movement in the headline and first paragraph.) Madrigal Pharmaceuticals ( MDGL ) shares were up more than 12% in recent trading Wednesday after the company said it received a Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its Rezdiffra treatment. The therapy is for adults with...

01:23 PM EDT, 07/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- BTC Digital ( BTCT ) said Wednesday it raised about $6 million from the sale of 2 million shares at $3 apiece to institutional investors. The company said it plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to buy Ethereum. The shares were up more than 8% in recent trading. Price: 3.40,...