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,...

May 8 (Reuters) - Restaurant Brands missed first-quarter revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, hurt by sluggish demand at its restaurant chains such as Burger King and Tim Hortons against the backdrop of tariff-related uncertainty. The restaurant industry has been battling ongoing sales declines as budget-conscious Americans stick to home-cooked meals, prioritizing spending on essentials over dining out. The U.S....

07:18 AM EDT, 05/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NOVAGOLD Resources ( NG ) (NG.TO, NG) was at last look up 0.7% in US premarket trade after it overnight Wednesday priced its previously announced public upsized offering of its roughly 47.85 million common shares at a price of US$3.75 per share to the public. The company has also granted the underwriters a...

07:18 AM EDT, 05/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sales of autos in Canada surged 7.3% month over month to 1.98 million at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in March before pulling back to 1.92 million (SAAR) in April as demand was likely pulled forward with consumers potentially front-running any United States-Canada tariff effects, said Scotiabank. While new vehicle sales may be...