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,...

01:15 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were rising Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.8% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.1%. In corporate news, GMS (GMS) shares jumped 25% after QXO (QXO) offered to purchase the building products distributor for roughly $5 billion earlier in the...

Shares of Innovative Eyewear Inc ( LUCY ) are surging higher by 77.6% to $4.05 during Friday’s session after the company announced a major retail partnership. What To Know: The smart eyewear maker revealed it will collaborate with Smartech Retail Group to feature its Reebok Powered by Lucyd collection and other branded products at Smartech's new flagship location in Times...

01:24 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Argenx (ARGX) said Friday its Vyvgart injectable monotherapy for the treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in adult patients has received European Commission approval. The Commission's approval of the neuromuscular disorder treatment is founded on a positive recommendation from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use and encouraging trial results, the company...