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,...

07:13 AM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- TopBuild ( BLD ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $5.31 per diluted share, down from $5.42 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $5.09. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $1.30 billion, down from $1.37 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.30 billion. The company...

07:13 AM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- International Petroleum ( IPCFF ) earlier on Tuesday reported a drop in its net result in the second quarter on lower revenue and oil and gas production. Net result was US$13.9 million, down from US$45.2 million. Revenue declined to US$158.9 million from US$219 million. The company produced about 43,600 barrels of oil equivalent...

07:13 AM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Jacobs Solutions ( J ) reported fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $1.62 per diluted share, up from $1.30 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.53. Revenue for the quarter ended June 27 was $3.03 billion, compared with $2.88 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.07 billion. The...