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,...

03:56 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Walmart's ( WMT ) potential to deliver durable and predictable earnings amid tariffs-induced macro uncertainty is likely to result in outperformance for the retail giant's stock, UBS Securities said Friday. Last month, the company reiterated its sales and operating income outlooks for fiscal 2026, shrugging off concerns that tariffs-related uncertainty could force it...

03:53 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kyle Malady, Executive Vice President and Group CEO, Verizon Business, on May 08, 2025, sold 10,000 shares in Verizon Communications ( VZ ) for $438,102. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Malady has control over a total of 18,701 common shares of the company, with 8 shares held directly and 18,693...

03:50 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Strawberry Fields REIT ( STRW ) shares were up 3% in recent Friday trading after Q1 results topped analyst estimates. The company posted Q1 adjusted funds from operations of $16.8 million, up from $13.1 million a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $16.1 million. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was...