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,...

MILAN (Reuters) - Prada said on Thursday it acquired a 10% stake in Italian leather group Rino Mastrotto, as the luxury group aims to tighten its grip over the production process. Under the deal, Prada will confer to Rino Mastrotto two tanneries - Italy's Conceria Superior and France's Tannerie Limoges - and said it will make a cash investment, without...

(Reuters) -Tonic maker Fevertree Drinks ( FQVTF ) said on Thursday it would equally split costs of the 10% tariff to be imposed on the UK imports to the U.S. with brewer Molson Coors ( TAP/A ), as part of their recent tie-up to mitigate the short-term impact. Fevertree also said that Charles Gibb, its North America CEO, will step...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is planning to propose strengthening cooperation with the United States on rare earth supply chains in upcoming tariff talks, with recent export restrictions by China in mind, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. Japan's Jiji Press also reported that the U.S. had shown flexibility in reducing an additional portion of reciprocal tariffs imposed on Japan....