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,...

08:14 AM EDT, 06/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- GEO Group Inc ( GEO ) said Monday that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has activated a federal immigration processing center at the company's 1,868-bed D. Ray James Facility in Folkston, Georgia, effective June 6. The activation was made through a contract modification under the company's existing intergovernmental service agreement, which includes...

08:14 AM EDT, 06/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NewAmsterdam Pharma ( NAMS ) said Monday that obicetrapib significantly reduced plasma biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease in a phase 3 trial. The study showed statistically significant improvements in p-tau217 levels in both the full patient population and among ApoE4 carriers, the company said. These results support a potential role for CETP inhibitors...

(Reuters) -Insurance tech company Slide is aiming for a valuation of up to $2.12 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, joining a lineup of insurance companies that have made impressive stock market debuts in recent weeks. Slide's roadshow launch follows stellar first-time share sales in recent weeks from eToro and Circle , underscoring a revival of investor appetite for...