NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are expecting top U.S. refiners to report higher second-quarter profits, bouncing back from losses during the first three months of the year as unseasonably strong diesel margins boost earnings. Fuelmakers have reaped unexpected profits from producing key products in recent months, a respite after earnings slipped from record levels in 2022, when a recovery in demand following...

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 23 (Reuters) - Paramount Global ( PARAA ) has extended its partnership with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for another five years, the company said on Wednesday. Under the new deal, Paramount will pay South Park Digital Studios, co-owned by the media giant and Park County, more than $1.25 billion, ranking it among the richest deals...

02:54 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ServiceNow ( NOW ) Q2 results will beat consensus due to continued strength in its core offerings and artificial intelligence initiatives, but the company will give conservative guidance to manage macroeconomic uncertainty and a heavy Federal quarter ahead, Truist Securities said in a note on Wednesday. The Pro Plus stock keeping unit and...