(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Monday directed a U.S. national security panel to take a fresh look at Nippon Steel's ( NISTF ) bid for U.S. Steel to help determine if further action is appropriate, raising hopes that the deal could gain an elusive green light. I direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ... to conduct...

(Reuters) - Shares of Australia's Zip rose more than 8% on Tuesday after the buy-now, pay-later firm announced a share buyback plan of up to A$50 million ($30.1 million), with the programme set to begin around April 23. Zip's shares rose as much as 8.8% to A$1.295, and emerged as one of the top gainers on the broader benchmark index,...

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,...

* Biden administration blocked the deal on national security concerns * Companies welcome Trump's order to review their merger bid * U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) share prices surge (Adds share reaction and Japan's industry minister's comments in paragraphs 4, 7-8) By Alexandra Alper and Satoshi Sugiyama April 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday directed a...