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,...

07:38 AM EDT, 04/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- There are no major macroeconomic data releases on the Canadian docket on Wednesday, noted Bank of Montreal (BMO). The province of Newfoundland & Labrador will table its 2025 budget -- the last ahead of an election expected later this year, said the bank. The province comes into the year with a small deficit...

07:35 AM EDT, 04/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Walmart ( WMT ) said Wednesday that it expects Q1 sales growth to continue to be in line with its 3% to 4% outlook. Its annual sales and operating income growth guidance also remain unchanged, the company said. Walmart ( WMT ) shares were 1.5% lower in recent premarket trading. ...

07:35 AM EDT, 04/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- TXNM Energy ( TXNM ) said Wednesday that the Hearing Examiners of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has recommended approval of an unopposed stipulation filed by its unit, PNM, and other parties in the 2025 rate request application. If approved, customer rates will increase 50% on July 1 and the remaining increase...