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,...

07:09 AM EDT, 06/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The May employment figures for Canada were welcomed with a sigh of relief from markets, as they weren't nearly as weak as expected, said Bank of Montreal (BMO). Some parts of the report were encouraging, with big increases in full-time and private sector employment. Unfortunately, it wasn't all good news, noted the bank....

07:15 AM EDT, 06/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Novartis ( NVS ) said Thursday that its phase 3b study of Fabhalta in adult patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, or PNH, showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in hemoglobin levels. The trial enrolled 52 patients who received Fabhalta for 24 weeks and the primary endpoint was change from baseline hemoglobin levels,...

June 12 (Reuters) - BIONTECH SE: * BIONTECH ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC TRANSACTION TO ACQUIRE CUREVAC IN PUBLIC EXCHANGE OFFER * PUBLIC EXCHANGE OFFER FOR ALL SHARES OF CUREVAC WHERE EACH SHARE OF CUREVAC WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR APPROX. $5.46 IN BIONTECH AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES * IMPLIED AGGREGATE EQUITY VALUE FOR CUREVAC OF APPROX. $1.25 BILLION * EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN 2025...