* Sechin: No oil glut seen long-term * Sechin: OPEC+ may speed up oil output by a year * Putin agrees with OPEC assessment of high oil demand (Recasts, adds quotes, background throughout) By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 21 (Reuters) - OPEC+ group of leading global oil producers could bring forward its output hikes by...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are mulling a host of different market scenarios should the U.S. deepen its involvement in the Middle East conflict, with the potential for ripple effects if energy prices skyrocket. They have honed in on the evolving situation between Israel and Iran, which have exchanged missile strikes, and are closely monitoring whether the U.S. decides to join...

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,...

June 20 (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor ( TM ) said on Saturday it will raise prices for some vehicles sold in the United States by an average of $270 starting in July. The automaker's decision follows U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of a 25% tariff on imported vehicles and auto parts. A Toyota ( TM ) spokesperson, however,...