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,...

11:51 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Premium Brands Holdings ( PRBZF ) on Wednesday said its adjusted earnings and revenues beat expectations in the second quarter, as it reaffirmed 2025 sales and adjusted EBITDA guidance ranges. The specialty food-products company posted adjusted earnings, excluding most one-time items, of $59.4 million, or $1.33 per share, rising from $56.9 million, or...

11:49 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Dollar Tree's ( DLTR ) recent price increases across its product offerings are a positive development and will enable the company to sustain competitive momentum for the remainder of fiscal 2025 and into fiscal 2026, Oppenheimer analysts said in a note Wednesday. Dollar Tree ( DLTR ) has raised prices across cleaning products,...

11:53 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates shares.) Sprott (SII.TO), a global asset manager focused on precious metals and critical materials investments, on Wednesday reported flat net income for the second quarter. Sprott posted net income of US$13.5 million, or US$0.52 per share, compared with US$13.4 million, or US$0.53 per share. Analysts polled by FactSet forecast earnings at US$0.55...