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,...

* Retailers resist price hikes amid rising tariffs and inflation * Brands face margin squeeze, retailers demand price cuts * Retailers develop own-brand alternatives to counter price hikes By Helen Reid LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Caught between rising costs from tariffs and belt-tightening consumers, big retailers are clashing with the producers of consumer brands such as Nivea-maker Beiersdorf and...

Robinhood Markets Inc. ( HOOD ) CEO Vlad Tenev shared his perspective on the potential role of cryptocurrency in the company’s future revenue in a podcast aired Tuesday. HOOD is showing strength near its 52-week high. See real-time price here. Crypto To Drive Robinhood’s Growth? During the Thinking Crypto podcast with Tony Edward, Tenev was asked if he envisioned cryptocurrency as the...

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's tirade against India over trade and Russian oil purchases threatens to undo two decades of diplomatic progress, analysts and officials say, and could derail other areas of cooperation as domestic political pressures drive both sides to harden their stances. India's opposition parties and the general public have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...