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,...

08:57 AM EDT, 05/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon.com ( AMZN ) Founder Jeff Bezos' Bezos Expeditions is leading a $72 million investment in artificial intelligence data solutions company Toloka, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing a statement from Toloka. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include...

Rockwell Automation, Inc. ( ROK ) shares traded higher premarket on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results. Sales fell 6% year over year (Y/Y) and slid 4% organically to $2.001 billion, in line with the consensus of $1.96 billion. Segment Details: Intelligent Devices sales declined 8% Y/Y to $896 million, Software & Control fell around 1% Y/Y to $568 million and Lifecycle Services declined 8% Y/Y to $537 million. Total ARR grew 8% Y/Y. Adjusted EPS was $2.45 (-2% Y/Y), above the analyst...

08:57 AM EDT, 05/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- LivaNova ( LIVN ) reported Q1 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.88 per diluted share, up from $0.73 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.76. Net revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $316.9 million, up from $294.9 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $302.4 million. The company...