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,...

06:19 AM EDT, 08/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US Postal Service or USPS has blocked Demand Vape from using its services in distributing electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, as the postal office cracks down on distributors of unregulated vapes, Reuters reported Monday, citing the letter USPS sent to Demand Vape. Reuters said unregulated vapes are not approved by the...

06:16 AM EDT, 08/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Barrick Mining ( B ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Monday of $0.47 per share, up from $0.32 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.46. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $3.68 billion compared with $3.16 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.61 billion. The company's shares...

Overview * Belite Bio ( BLTE ) completed enrollment in Phase 3 PHOENIX trial for geographic atrophy * Co raised $15 mln in registered direct offering, strengthening financial position * Tinlarebant granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Stargardt disease by FDA Outlook * Belite expects DRAGON trial completion by Q4 2025 * Company plans to submit DRAGON trial data for drug...