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,...

03:22 PM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Citigroup ( C ) has reached a settlement in principle with former managing director Kathleen Martin who had sued the lender in 2024, alleging her employment contract was terminated when she refrained from hiding data governance practices from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to a Friday court filing....

GIBO Holdings Ltd. ( GIBO ) shares are trading lower Friday following the company's announcement of its upcoming Create-to-Earn module. What To Know: The feature, currently in beta, is intended to serve as a core monetization tool for AI-generated animation and creative content within the GIBO Click ecosystem. Despite the strategic significance of the announcement, the stock traded lower, suggesting...

03:27 PM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Fifth Third Bancorp ( FITB ) is planning to expand its crypto business after building a small base of customers in deposit accounts and payments, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing Chief Strategy Officer Ben Hoffman. The bank is evaluating the use of stablecoins to improve the speed and lower the cost of cross-border...