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,...

Overview * Badger Q2 revenue rises 11% to $208.2 mln, beating analyst expectations * Adjusted EPS increases 33% to $0.60, surpassing estimates, per LSEG data * Adjusted EBITDA of $52.7 mln beats expectations, reflecting margin expansion Outlook * Badger plans 4% to 7% hydrovac fleet growth in 2025 * Badger to renew NCIB for opportunistic share purchases Result Drivers *...

Overview * United States Lime & Minerals ( USLM ) Q2 revenue rises 19.6% but misses analyst expectations * Net income for Q2 increases 18.3%, driven by strong construction demand * Company declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share Result Drivers * CONSTRUCTION DEMAND - Strong demand from construction customers contributed to revenue growth, per CEO Timothy W....

July 30 (Reuters) - The National Restaurant Association said it was extremely concerned about the possibility of new tariffs in a letter sent to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday. Trump earlier in July threatened to impose 30% tariffs on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1. The letter said that a 30% tariff on...