* Investors say cost-cutting measures will be needed, a challenging feat amid public backlash * Shares of UnitedHealth ( UNH ) are near five-year lows * The company's tight integration makes a breakup less likely By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) investors, stunned by missteps at the once predictable healthcare giant, are...

* U.S. west coast refiners were expected to buy bulk of TMX crude * Global oil flows shifting in the face of U.S. trade policy * China reluctant to be over-reliant on Russian oil By Amanda Stephenson and Arathy Somasekhar CALGARY/HOUSTON, May 16 (Reuters) - China has emerged as the top customer for Canadian oil shipped on the expanded Trans...

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,...

* Amazon ( AMZN ) struggles to show Alexa+ user engagement * Alexa+ performance can be slow to respond * Company has plowed billions into developing Alexa since 2014 By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 (Reuters) - Alexa, where are your users? More than six weeks after Amazon.com ( AMZN ) began rolling out the new Alexa+ generative artificial-intelligence-powered...