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,...

(The views expressed here are those of the author, a portfolio manager at Fidelity International) By Taosha Wang June 12 - U.S. trade negotiations have transitioned from their opening act, with its many twists and turns, into a new, protracted chapter: the Slow Grind. It may be less turbulent than this past spring's drama, but no less worrying for investors....

TORONTO/DAKAR (Reuters) -Barrick Mining ( B ) has removed its Mali gold complex from its overall output forecast for 2025, four sources told Reuters, adding to fallout from a two-year dispute over new mining legislation aimed at boosting the West African country's revenue.  Operations at the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex, one of the Canadian miner's largest gold assets in Africa, have...

June 12 (Reuters) - Gordon Brothers: * GORDON BROTHERS PROVIDES POUNDLAND UP TO £80M IN FINANCING * ACQUIRED POUNDLAND AND PROVIDED UP TO £80 MILLION IN FINANCING Source text: Further company coverage: ...