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,...

-Packaged and fresh food distributor Sysco beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit on Tuesday, helped by improvement in its U.S. operations. The company, which supplies to chains such as KFC and Subway, has been grappling with an uneven recovery in restaurant industry traffic as looming economic uncertainties prompted consumers to increasingly cook meals at home. Sysco's U.S. foodservice...

July 29 (Reuters) - * UNION PACIFIC ( UNP ) CEO VENA ON DEAL WITH NORFOLK: HAVE GUARANTEED JOBS FOR ANYBODY THAT'S UNIONIZED AT NORFOLK SOUTHERN ( NSC )- CNBC INTERVIEW Further company coverage: ...

July 29 (Reuters) - Starco Brands Inc ( STCB ): * STARCO BRANDS EXECUTES NON-BINDING LOI TO ACQUIRE CONTRACT MANUFACTURER, THE STARCO GROUP, TO CREATE A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED CONSUMER PRODUCTS PLATFORM Source text: Further company coverage: ...