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,...

07:31 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Xenia Hotels & Resorts ( XHR ) reported Q2 adjusted funds from operations Friday of $0.57 per diluted share, up from $0.52 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $0.48. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $287.6 million, up from $272.9 million a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected...

07:31 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- TransAlta ( TAC ) reported Q2 adjusted net earnings Friday of 0.18 Canadian dollars ($0.13) per share, down from CA$0.23 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected CA$0.11. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was CA$433 million, compared with CA$582 million a year earlier. Shares of the company rose 4% in...

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Derivatives exchange Cboe Global Markets ( CBOE ) reported a rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, as looming economic uncertainties fueled market turmoil and boosted options trading. Investors and portfolio managers rushed to hedge their positions during the period, responding to a spike in market volatility fueled by renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and...