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,...

09:03 AM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canopy Growth ( CGC ) said Tuesday that it introduced its Canadian-grown 7ACRES brand in Australia. The company said the launch expanded its medical cannabis offering with two high-THC sativa strains: Ultra Jack and Jack Frost. Canopy Growth ( CGC ) said the introduction of 7ACRES complements its existing presence in Australia. Our...

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Public Service Enterprise Group ( PEG ) on Tuesday beat second-quarter profit estimates, boosted by higher electricity demand in June as homes and businesses ramped up air conditioning during hot weather conditions. Hotter-than-normal temperatures in June boosted power demand at a time when utilities across the U.S. are already contending with record usage tied to the...

09:03 AM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Westlake Chemical Partners ( WLKP ) reported Q2 earnings Tuesday of $0.41 per limited partner unit, unchanged from a year earlier. An analyst polled by FactSet expected $0.47. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $297.1 million, compared with $284.2 million a year earlier. Analyst estimates were not available for comparison....