06:21 AM EDT, 08/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The ZEW surveys published in Tuesday confirmed the poor reception of the United States-European Union trade deal in the EU, said ING. The expectations gauge in Germany is back to 35 and in the eurozone to 25, both the lowest since May. However, markets aren't giving the surveys too much weight, and pricing...

06:24 AM EDT, 08/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US authorities have been placing location tracking devices in select chip shipments to detect illegal diversion to China, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing sources with direct knowledge of the law enforcement tactic. According to the report, the measure targets specific shipments that are considered high risk. The unnamed sources, who are involved in the...

06:23 AM EDT, 08/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sapiens International ( SPNS ) on Wednesday agreed to be acquired and taken private by private equity firm Advent in an all-cash deal that values the insurance software solutions provider at about $2.5 billion. Shareholders of Sapiens will receive $43.50 per share in cash under the terms of the transaction, reflecting a premium...

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,...