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) -The crypto sector's market value hit $4 trillion on Friday, according to CoinGecko, marking a milestone that reflects its shift from a nascent asset class to a central part of the global investment landscape. A wave of renewed optimism, regulatory clarity in key markets and rising institutional flows have catapulted the crypto sector to a new valuation peak. The...

Talen Energy Corporation ( TLN ) shares are trading higher Friday after the company announced it signed definitive agreements to acquire two major natural gas-fired power plants. What To Know: The deals include the purchase of Caithness Energy's Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and Caithness Energy and BlackRock's Guernsey Power Station in Ohio. Both facilities are combined-cycle gas turbine...

July 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's panel of independent advisers on Friday voted against the efficacy of Otsuka Pharma's drug when used in combination with Viatris' ( VTRS ) Zoloft for the treatment of adults with PTSD. ...