FRANKFURT/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that the U.S. has instituted broad tariffs worldwide, businesses will be forced to adjust - but the options to cope with the greater-than-expected levies are limited and unpalatable for companies and their customers. U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his trade war against the globe on Wednesday with tariff rates ranging from 10% to nearly...

(Reuters) -Tesla's quarterly sales plunged 13% to the weakest in nearly three years, hurt by a backlash against CEO Elon Musk's politics, rising global competition and people waiting for a refresh to its highest-selling electric vehicle Model Y. The stumbling sales during the first quarter indicate that the one-time leading brand is reeling from the fallout of the company delaying...

* Tesla's sales drop to the weakest in nearly three years * Sales decline was more pronounced than analysts' expectations * Tesla faces competition from BYD, Volkswagen, and BMW * Shares fall 7% in after-market trading after Trump tariff announcement (Adds White House comments in paragraph 4, Trump tariffs and post-market shares in paragraph 6, and Tesla Q1 earnings date...

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,...