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,...

Church & Dwight Co Inc ( CHD ) shares fell on Thursday after the company reported first-quarter FY25 earnings. The company’s first-quarter revenue declined 2.4% year-on-year to $1.47 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Organic sales decreased 1.2% due to a 1.4% lower volume. The household and specialty products maker reported adjusted earnings per share of 91...

* Basel Committee's Esho says it's misleading to focus only on bank capital quantity * UBS has argued against Swiss government's new capital plans * Esho says he still expects major financial centres to implement Basel III By Ariane Luthi and Oliver Hirt ZURICH, May 2 (Reuters) - The head of the world's banking watchdog said Switzerland's existing rules on...

* US Customs says it is prepared to handle new inspection volume * Airlines, ocean vessel operators to collect new duties on parcels * Duties to be collected before goods are shipped out of China and Hong Kong * Shipping industry concerned about renewed delays, disruptions By David Lawder and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, May 2 (Reuters) - The Trump...