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,...

* Votes on environmental and social issues get less support * Average support halved since 2022 to 16%, Morningstar ( MORN ) says * Proxy advisors also cut support, Jasper Street says By Ross Kerber July 11 (Reuters) - Support for shareholder resolutions pressing U.S. companies for environmental and social reforms fell to 16% on average for the 12 months...

Delta Air Lines Inc. ( DAL ) is showing renewed confidence in its financial future after reporting strong second-quarter results and reinstating its full-year 2025 guidance. The airline’s performance was driven by a notable increase in high-margin revenue streams, including premium travel and loyalty programs. On Thursday, Delta reported a 1% year-over-year increase in June-quarter revenue. This growth was fueled...

11:58 AM EDT, 07/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with HSBC's ( HSBC ) comment in the fifth paragraph.) HSBC ( HSBC ) has left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, the world's largest climate banking group, following the lead of several major US, Japanese, and Canadian banks that exited over the past eight months, multiple media outlets reported, citing the lender. The...