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,...

08:06 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Champion Homes ( SKY ) said Tuesday it signed a deal to acquire Iseman Homes and its 10 sales centers in five states. No financial details were disclosed. The $40 million-a-year business will strengthen Champion's distribution in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming, the company said. Iseman's leadership team will remain in...

(Reuters) -Salesforce ( CRM ) said on Tuesday it would buy Informatica ( INFA ) for about $8 billion, betting on the data management platform to sharpen its competitive edge in the booming artificial intelligence market. The cloud-software giant is returning to big-ticket M&A after years on the sidelines, driven by scrutiny from activist investors pressing for better profitability. It...

08:07 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Volt Lithium ( VLTLF ) on Tuesday said Marty Scase, a co-founder, board member and co-inventor of Volt's extraction technology, has been appointed executive chairman. The company also said that at the annual general meeting on June 18 shareholders will consider a proposal to change the company's name to LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners. The...