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,...

02:01 PM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with company declines to comment in the last paragraph.) Phillips 66 (PSX) cut gasoline output at its Bayway refinery in New Jersey following a fire close to the plant's gasoline producing unit, Reuters reported Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. An ancillary piece of equipment caught fire, and the cause...

* Tech industry trade group sued to block Mississippi law * NetChoice claims the law violates free speech protections By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to put on hold Mississippi law requiring that users of social media platforms verify their age and that minors have parental consent in a challenge by...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -The joint operators of Argentina's Veladero gold mine, Barrick Gold and Shandong Gold, are seeking to add a $400 million project to a new government regime designed to attract large investments. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The project, submitted to Argentina's Large Investment Incentive Scheme (RIGI), aims to boost the mine's output by 1.6 million ounces over its useful...