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,...

03:38 PM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Corrects to show Bloomberg was first to report the news in first paragraph.) Apollo Global Management ( APO ) said Thursday it is increasing its loan to SoftBank Group's Vision Fund 2 by $900 million, bringing the total to a record-breaking $5.4 billion in net-asset value financing, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with...

03:44 PM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Franklin Myers, Director and Chairman of the Board, on August 05, 2025, sold 4,597 shares in Comfort Systems USA ( FIX ) for $3,076,045. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Myers has control over a total of 100,396 common shares of the company, with 100,396 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035983/000141588925021241/xslF345X05/form4-08072025_030801.xml...

03:31 PM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) down 0.6%. In corporate news, Ralph Lauren ( RL ) raised its full-year revenue outlook on Thursday as Q1 results came in stronger than expected, although...