(Reuters) -Carlyle Group ( CG ) reported a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter on Wednesday, helped by a pickup in fees as it grew its assets under management. The investment firm has been trying to advance its turnaround under CEO Harvey Schwartz, who has steered Carlyle deeper into high-growth segments such as private markets and international operations. Last week,...

(Repeats to attach to corrected alerts) Overview * National Vision ( EYE ) Q2 revenue rises 7.7% to $486.4 mln, beating estimates * Adjusted EPS for Q2 increases to $0.18, surpassing analyst expectations * Co raises fiscal 2025 outlook, reflecting confidence in growth trajectory Outlook * Company raises fiscal 2025 net revenue outlook to $1.934 bln-$1.970 bln * National Vision...

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,...

Overview * Owens Corning ( OC ) Q2 net sales rise 10% yr/yr to $2.7 bln, beating analyst expectations, per LSEG data * Adjusted diluted EPS for Q2 at $4.21, surpassing consensus, per LSEG data * Co returned $279 mln to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases Outlook * Owens Corning ( OC ) expects Q3 revenue of $2.7 bln...