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,...

Overview * Mercantile Bank ( MBWM ) Q2 net income rises to $22.6 mln, up from $18.8 mln yr/yr * Net interest income expands, noninterest income grows notably in Q2 * Co partners with Eastern Michigan Financial to enhance liquidity and footprint Outlook * Company aims to lower loan-to-deposit ratio through local deposit generation * Mercantile expects commercial loan growth...

05:28 AM EDT, 07/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Apple ( AAPL ) said Tuesday it has launched the Apple Store online and Apple Store app in Saudi Arabia. The iPhone maker said it is in the initial stages of planning a retail store in Diriyah as part of its intentions to launch several flagship Apple Store locations in Saudi Arabia starting...

July 21 (Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard ( ANCTF ) on Monday said it was resuming its share repurchase program days after the Circle K-parent scrapped its $46-billion attempt to buy Japan's Seven & I ( SVNDF ). The company said it would repurchase up to 77.1 million shares worth about $4.2 billion as it works to shore up shareholder...