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,...

05:37 PM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Nu Holdings ( NU ) reported Q2 earnings late Thursday of $0.13 per diluted share, up from $0.10 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.12. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $3.67 billion, up from $2.85 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.19 billion. Shares were...

Overview * Chemtrade Q2 revenue up 10.8% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations, per LSEG data * Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 rises 19.9%, surpassing analyst estimates, per LSEG data * Co raises 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance, announces Polytec acquisition Outlook * Chemtrade raises 2025 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to C$475 mln-C$500 mln * Chemtrade Vision 2030 aims for C$550 mln-C$600 mln Adjusted EBITDA...

05:36 PM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE-UN.TO) on Wednesday agreed to acquire Polytec, a southeastern U.S. turnkey water treatment solutions provider, for US$150 million and reported a 34% drop in its second-quarter profit. The deal values Polytec at a 6.5 last-twelve-months adjusted EBITDA multiple and Chemtrade will finance the acquisition by drawing on its credit...