VELDHOVEN (Reuters) -ASML, the world's biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, on Wednesday reported a rise in second quarter bookings that was above market expectations. The better-than-expected performance may provide reassurance that the company's growth targets for 2026 are on track, analysts say. The Dutch group's net bookings, the most closely watched figure in the industry, were 5.5 billion euros...

VELDHOVEN, July 16 (Reuters) - ASML, the world's biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, on Wednesday reported a rise in second quarter bookings that was above market expectations. The better-than-expected performance may provide reassurance that the company's growth targets for 2026 are on track, analysts say. The Dutch group's net bookings, the most closely watched figure in the industry, were...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Citigroup plans to raise its investment banking headcount in Japan by 10% to 15% over the next year and make new hires in Australia, as part of its strategy to bolster growth in the Asia Pacific, its top regional banker said. Rising interest in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Japan has resulted in Citi seeing a...

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,...