01:40 PM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.5% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advancing 0.4%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.5%. In corporate news, Streamline Health Solutions ( STRM ) shares surged 132% after MDaudit announced that it will acquire Streamline in...

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,...

01:46 PM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vuzix ( VUZI ) said Thursday it is collaborating with German AI startup Ramblr to support the functionality of its smart glasses with advanced AI features for enterprise users. The partnership aims to deliver real-time, context-aware guidance through smart glasses, allowing workers to access instructions instantly while performing tasks, the company said. This...

e.l.f Beauty, Inc. on Wednesday announced it purchased rhode, Hailey Bieber's prestige cosmetics brand, for $1 billion.  The massive deal makes Bieber wealthier than her husband, Justin Bieber, and revives e.l.f.'s positive momentum, according to analysts.  What To Know: Bieber launched rhode — named after the model's middle name and spelled with a lowercase r by the company — in...