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,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google and U.S. antitrust enforcers will make their final arguments on whether the tech giant should be forced to sell its Chrome browser or adopt other measures to restore competition in online search, as the blockbuster antitrust trial concludes on Friday. The U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of states are pressing to make Google not...

* Trump to hold rally at U.S. Steel plant in political swing state * President has until next week to make final decision on merger * Tie-up with Japanese company has faced headwinds By Alexandra Alper and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday to headline a rally to celebrate...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday to headline a rally to celebrate Nippon Steel's planned partnership with U.S. Steel, signaling final approval for the deal could be on the horizon. Proponents of the transaction are hoping his visit to the state where U.S. Steel is headquartered will cap a tumultuous 18-month effort by Nippon...