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,...

07:09 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- International Paper ( IP ) said Tuesday it has closed the sale of five European box plants to Palm Group. The sale includes assets in France, Portugal and Spain. The company said it has now satisfied all of its obligations towards the European Commission pertaining to its recent acquisition of DS Smith. ...

07:14 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Teleflex ( TFX ) said Tuesday it has completed its previously announced 760 million euro ($898.2 million) acquisition of the vascular intervention business of Biotronik. The acquisition adds a portfolio of coronary and other therapeutic products to its interventional access offerings, according to the company. ...

07:10 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cadence Bank ( CADE ) said Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of Industry Bancshares. The bank holding company was merged into Cadence Bank ( CADE ) after the receipt of all required regulatory and shareholder approvals, Cadence Bank ( CADE ) said. ...