(Reuters) - Australia's Galan Lithium ( GLNLF ) said on Thursday that it rejected an offer from Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co and Renault Group to acquire the lithium explorer's stake in its Argentine assets for $150 million in cash. Galan Lithium ( GLNLF ) described the offer as opportunistic and undervalued, adding that it was for the purchase of 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,...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose a 10% tariff on its ally was not the act of a friend, but ruled out reciprocal tariffs against the United States. In comments outside the White House, Trump singled out Australian beef, which saw a surge in exports to the...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Jose Munoz, co-CEO of Hyundai Motor ( HYMTF ), said on Thursday there were no plans to raise prices in the United States at this time in response to U.S. tariffs. We have seen the tariff announcement and we are evaluating the impact, Munoz said at an auto show in South Korea. There are no plans to raise...