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,...

(Reuters) -German truck maker Traton reported on Wednesday a 1% increase in second-quarter deliveries year on year despite ongoing uncertainty over U.S. import tariffs. The Volkswagen subsidiary said its international motors division saw a 10% increase in sales following a fire at a supplier's plant in the prior-year quarter. However, the U.S. market faces ongoing uncertainty regarding the impact of...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is working closely with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to reach a trade deal, but Brussels is getting ready for all scenarios, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. We stick to our principles, we defend our interests, we continue to work in good faith, and we get ready for all scenarios,...

July 9 (Reuters) - Investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice are questioning former employees of UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) over how the company deployed doctors and nurses to gather diagnoses that bolstered its Medicare payments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the healthcare conglomerate fell about 1% in premarket...