American Airlines Group Inc ( AAL ) shares are soaring Tuesday afternoon, part of a broader rally among airline carriers. What To Know: The surge followed the release of July’s inflation data, which brought welcome news for the sector. Investors were buoyed by a significant drop in gasoline prices, a major operating expense for airlines, which fell 1.5% during the...

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,...

03:19 PM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 1%. Redbook US same-store sales rose 5.7% from a year earlier in the week ended Aug. 9 after a 6.5% year-over-year increase in the previous...

03:37 PM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asante Gold ( ASGOF ) announced on Tuesday that it has received C$237 million in funds from a previously announced private placement, and completed the restructuring of certain obligations owing to Kinross (K.TO and KGC). A statement noted satisfaction by Asante Gold ( ASGOF ) of escrow release conditions relating to the bought...