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,...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron will proceed with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess, after it prevailed in a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil to gain access to the largest oil discovery in decades. It is vindication for CEO Mike Wirth's strategy and a critical win since Hess' most attractive asset is its stake in the prolific Stabroek Block...

06:57 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- RTX (RTX) has delivered its $7.6 billion ground control network to the US Space Force for its constellation of GPS satellites, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing a statement. The company delivered the Next Generation Operational Control System, known as OCX, at the start of this month, according to the report. The system will...

VERZENAY(Reuters) -Champagne producers in northeastern France need to find new markets after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened 30% tariffs on EU exports, the chairman of a French industry group said, suggesting Brazil, Southeast Asia and South Africa as options.  The U.S. is the biggest market for champagne with 10% of champagne exports by volume and 15% by value and producers...