01:26 PM EDT, 05/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) decreasing 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) down 0.3%. Redbook US same-store sales rose by 6.1% from a year earlier in the week ended May 24 after a 5.4% year-over-year increase in the previous...

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,...

01:24 PM EDT, 05/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Victoria's Secret (VSCO) shares were down more than 6% in recent trading on Wednesday as the company's website remains offline. A message on the company's website said that an issue affecting the site's operations has been identified and that the company is working to fully restore operations. Victoria's Secret did not immediately respond...

01:23 PM EDT, 05/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Amaroq Minerals ( AMRQF ) , an independent mine development corporation focused on unlocking Greenland's mineral potential, was at last look up more than 2% on Wednesday after signing a non-binding heads of terms with JLE Group Ltd to establish a special purpose vehicle and create a joint venture company. A statement noted...