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,...

(Reuters) -BNP Paribas agreed with Europe's biggest bank HSBC to acquire the custody and depositary bank business of HSBC Continental Europe in Germany, BNP Paribas said on Friday. The agreement provides for the transfer of the services currently provided by HSBC Continental Europe, Germany, to BNP Paribas' Securities Services business in Germany, it added. The implementation of the deal is...

09:47 AM EDT, 06/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) said she is opening an investigation into GSK's (GSK) decision to discontinue a widely used asthma inhaler for children, Reuters reported Friday, citing a letter sent by the senator to the company it has seen. GSK did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires. (Market...

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