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,...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -In what she calls the wild west of obesity medicines, Missouri-based Amy Spencer is a pioneer. Each week the mother of two injects herself with weight-loss drugs, two of which are in clinical trials and not yet approved for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. One comes mixed with tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Eli...

06:13 AM EDT, 06/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Ameren ( AEE ) said Friday it will build an 800-megawatt simple-cycle natural gas energy center combined with its first large-scale battery storage facility at a single site in Jefferson County, Missouri. The company's subsidiary, Ameren Missouri, has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission for the plant, the company said....

06:11 AM EDT, 06/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Target ( TGT ) is testing the sale of more products in larger quantities in a bid to compete more effectively against peers and to boost sales, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the strategy. The retailer's website is starting to offer bundled items such as snacks and coffee, the unnamed sources...