(Reuters) -Citigroup has hired two senior executives from JPMorgan to strengthen its leadership team and expand its financing business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Aloke Gupte, previously co-head of international equity capital markets (ECM) at JPMorgan, will join Citi as global co-head of ECM alongside Doug Adams. Alex Watkins, who held the same role as...

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,...

* Carney introduces new steel tariffs on trade partners to protect the domestic steel industry * Canada introduces C$1 billion fund for steel industry projects * Domestic steel prioritized in government procurement, Carney says (Adds details from the announcement, comment from the steel industry) By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO, July 16 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said Canada...

BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. ( BMNR ) shares are trading higher Wednesday after a Schedule 13G filing revealed that FF Consumer Growth, a firm linked to billionaire investor Peter Thiel, has taken a stake in the company. What To Know: As of July 8, FF Consumer Growth holds a passive 9.1% ownership in BitMine. On Monday, BitMine said it now...