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,...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto will tackle one of the biggest technological challenges in the lithium industry as it takes the lead in Chile's first major project involving the battery metal in years, alongside state-run copper producer Codelco. Maricunga marks a new pivot in Rio's lithium ambitions and a turning point for Chile, which will add a third...

12:11 PM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- XPeng ( XPEV ) reported first-quarter revenue above market expectations on Wednesday, while the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer issued an outlook for vehicle deliveries to grow by more than 200% annually in the ongoing three-month period. The company expects to deliver between 102,000 and 108,000 vehicles in the second quarter, reflecting a year-over-year...

Shares of iQIYI Inc ( IQ ) – ADR fell 7% to $1.73 on Wednesday following the release of its first-quarter earnings report. What To Know: The Chinese streaming giant posted earnings of 4 cents per share, beating analyst expectations of 3 cents per share, but earnings were down 67% from 12 cents a year ago. Revenue came in at...