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,...

(Reuters) -Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reached $80 billion in the first half of 2025, preliminary estimates from Swiss Re Institute showed on Wednesday, driven by wildfires in California and severe thunderstorms in the United States. The estimate nearly doubles the 10-year average and underscores how the insurance industry has faced a steady rise in weather-related losses in recent...

04:18 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Limbach ( LMB ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings late Tuesday of $0.93 per diluted share, up from $0.73 a year earlier. Four analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.77. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $142.2 million, compared with $122.2 million a year earlier. Four analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $144.2 million....

04:22 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Opendoor Technologies ( OPEN ) reported a Q2 net loss late Tuesday of $0.04 per share, narrowing from a loss of $0.13 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of $0.03. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $1.57 billion, up from $1.51 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed...