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,...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on MercadoLibre ( MELI ) . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's banking regulator will temporarily step in to replace the administration of two banks sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged involvement in money laundering linked to organized crime, it said on Thursday. The nation's banking and securities commission said it will intervene in the operations of CIBanco and Intercam Banco to protect the banks' creditors and depositors....

Hims & Hers Health Inc. ( HIMS ) shares are trading higher Thursday. The stock appears to be bouncing back a bit after selling off to start the week. Here’s a look at what you need to know. What To Know: Novo Nordisk on Monday terminated its collaboration with the telehealth company, accusing it of violating drug compounding laws and...