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,...

03:22 AM EDT, 07/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Weatherford International ( WFRD ) said late Monday it received a multi-year contract to provide managed pressure drilling services for the Trion deepwater oil project in Mexico. The company said the deal includes service for an initial eight wells, which could grow to 24. Weatherford said it will use its Victus system for...

LA RODA DE ANDALUCIA, Spain (Reuters) -Spain's black olive exporters, subject to harsh tariffs since U.S. President Donald Trump's first term, are warning it will be difficult to survive an extra 15% they now face under the European Union's latest trade deal with the United States. EU goods now face import tariffs of 15% - half of Trump's threatened rate,...

NEW DELHI, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy, recently sanctioned by the European Union, has turned to domestic firm Rediff.com after tech giant Microsoft ( MSFT ) suspended services, three sources familiar with the matter said. Nayara, which has condemned the sanctions, said on Monday it had filed a case against U.S.-based Microsoft ( MSFT ) in...