09:06 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were flat to higher premarket Wednesday with the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) inactive and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) recently up 0.2%. Array Technologies ( ARRY ) shares were 0.9% higher after the company said it agreed to acquire APA Solar in a deal that values...

09:13 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Texas Instruments ( TXN ) shares were over 1% higher premarket Wednesday after the company said it will invest over $60 billion to expand its US semiconductor manufacturing capacity. The company said the plan includes seven fabs across three sites in Texas and Utah and is expected to support more than 60,000 US...

09:15 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Nippon Steel has completed its acquisition of United States Steel ( X ) , the companies said Wednesday in a joint statement. Under the terms of the deal, Nippon Steel will invest about $11 billion in US Steel by 2028, while US Steel will retain its name, remain incorporated in the US, and...

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,...