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,...

PARIS (Reuters) -French pharma group Sanofi has agreed to buy US-based Blueprint Medicines Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in systemic mastocytosis, a rare immunological disease, the companies said on Monday. Under the terms of the acquisition, Sanofi will pay $129.00 per share in cash, representing an equity value of approximately $9.1 billion. The acquisition represents a strategic step forward in...

PARIS (Reuters) -French pharma group Sanofi has agreed to buy US-based Blueprint Medicines Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in systemic mastocytosis, a rare immunological disease, the companies said on Monday. Under the terms of the acquisition, Sanofi will pay $129.00 per share in cash, representing an equity value of approximately $9.1 billion. ...

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he planned to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50% from 25%, starting from Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on global producers and deepening his trade war. Here's a summary of the major trade partners it will affect. STEEL: Roughly a quarter of all steel used in the U.S. is imported,...