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,...

July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. regional lender Huntington Bancshares ( HBAN ) will buy smaller rival Veritex Holdings ( VBTX ) in a $1.9 billion deal, the companies said on Monday. ...

(Reuters) -The crypto industry could move closer to the financial mainstream this week as several bills are set to make headway in the U.S. Congress, potentially spurring many companies to issue their own stablecoins. The House of Representatives is expected to debate a slate of crypto-related legislation during what the Republican majority has labeled crypto week. The most prominent is...

08:09 AM EDT, 07/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Autodesk ( ADSK ) is no longer pursuing an acquisition of of PTC (PTC), Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Autodesk ( ADSK ) and PTC did not immediately reply to requests for comment from MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information...