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,...

06:52 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Insteel Industries ( IIIN ) reported fiscal Q3 earnings Thursday of $0.78 per diluted share, up from $0.34 a year earlier. Two analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $0.65. Net sales for the quarter ended June 28 were $179.9 million, up from $145.8 million a year earlier. Two analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $176...

06:48 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- PepsiCo ( PEP ) reported fiscal Q2 core earnings Thursday of $2.12 per diluted share, down from $2.28 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.03. Revenue for the quarter ended June 14 was $22.73 billion, up from $22.50 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $22.27 billion. PepsiCo (...

July 17 (Reuters) - Insurance broker Marsh McLennan ( MMC ) reported a rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by robust performance in its risk and insurance services business. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Individuals and businesses have kept spending on insurance policies even in a tough macroeconomic environment, to safeguard against risks, even though premiums have gone up. Brokers' performance...