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,...

09:17 AM EDT, 07/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Avis Budget Group ( CAR ) said Tuesday it has signed a multi-year collaboration with Alphabet-backed (GOOG, GOOGL) Waymo to roll out an autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas next year. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the terms, Avis will be Waymo's fleet operations partner in the city, providing services including infrastructure, vehicle...

(Reuters) -Candy and snacks giant Mars on Tuesday announced plans to invest $2 billion more in its U.S. operations through next year to bolster the company's ongoing efforts to expand manufacturing in the country. The Twix and MilkyWay chocolate maker has already invested more than $6 billion in U.S. manufacturing in the last five years and the new funding will...

09:23 AM EDT, 07/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Natural gas rose off a three-month low early on Tuesday even as forecasts expect cooler weather on the way that will cut into cooling demand. Gas for August delivery was last seen up US$0.09 to US$3.08, after closing at the lowest since April 24 a day earlier. The rise comes despite the approach...