Overview * TrustCo Bank Q2 net income rises 19.8% to $15.0 mln, EPS $0.79 * Net interest income grows 10.5% to $41.7 mln, driven by higher loan yields * Net interest margin improves to 2.71% from 2.53% in prior year * Co repurchased 169,000 shares during Q2 Outlook * TrustCo sees loan demand accelerating, enhancing net interest income * Company...

Overview * AGNC Q2 comprehensive loss per share $0.13, flat yoy * AGNC Q2 net loss per common share at $0.17 vs net loss per common share of $0.11 yoy * Tangible net book value per share decreased 5.3% to $7.81 * Economic return on tangible equity -1.0%, driven by dividends and book value decline Outlook * AGNC anticipates favorable...

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,...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Verizon Communications ( VZ ). Looking at options history for Verizon Communications ( VZ ) we detected 15 trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 46% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 53% with...