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,...

* SAFE fund aims to boost EU defence industry * British companies are eligible for SAFE projects after a partnership agreement * EU countries increased defence spending by over 30% in three years BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors signed off on Wednesday on a new flagship arms-buying fund, being set up quickly to provide 150 billion euros...

09:35 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ChargePoint ( CHPT ) said Wednesday it is partnering with power management company Eaton (ETN) to jointly offer electric vehicle charging and infrastructure services across the US, Canada and Europe. The companies will co-develop technologies to support bidirectional power flow and vehicle-to-everything capabilities, ChargePoint ( CHPT ) said. The partnership aims to simplify...

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. on Wednesday reported mixed results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The company posted adjusted earnings of $2.92 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.89. Revenue for the quarter was down 2% year over year at $20.93 billion, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $20.94 billion. Comparable sales fell 1.7%, with early-quarter...