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,...

09:17 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rogers Communications ( RCIAF ) said Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio of nine data centers to Sun Life's InfraRed Capital Partners for an undisclosed fee. Rogers said that even after the sale, it will continue to sell data centre services on behalf of InfraRed and will provide...

* EPA proposal reduces tradable credits for imported biofuels * Oil industry warns of higher fuel costs, questions proposal's legality * Proposal impacts bio-based diesel reliant on imports By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A top U.S. oil trade group on Thursday joined a chorus of complaints against a new government proposal to slash...

09:17 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Natural gas traded at a nine-month low early on Thursday ahead of fresh storage data, pressured by cooling long-term forecasts that will lower demand. Gas for September delivery was last seen down US$0.04 to US$2.79 per million British thermal units, the lowest since Nov.14. The drop comes as long-term forecasts from the National...