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,...

07:12 AM EDT, 07/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Bank of America ( BAC ) reported Q2 earnings Wednesday of $0.89 per diluted share, up from $0.83 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.86. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total interest income, was $26.46 billion compared with $25.38 billion...

07:16 AM EDT, 07/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) will provide digital solutions for Bahrain's government information and telecommunications network, Bahrain's state news agency reported Wednesday. The digital solutions deal is part of a broader $17 billion investment package between Bahraini and US companies aimed at strengthen cooperation across the fields of aviation, technology, industry, and investment,...

Shares of Dutch semiconductor firm, ASML Holding NV ( ASML ) , has declined 7.54% during Wednesday pre-market trading, after the company expressed concerns over its 2026 growth prospects. What Happened: ASML’s CEO, Christophe Fouquet, voiced his apprehensions during the company’s Q2 results announcement. He said, “while we still prepare for growth in 2026, we cannot confirm it at this stage,” attributing the uncertainty to...