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,...

10:53 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Salesforce's ( CRM ) acquisition of Informatica ( INFA ) is seen as a smart and strategic deal as it aims to enhance Salesforce's ( CRM ) artificial intelligence capabilities, especially as more businesses look to use their data to build and train AI models, Wedbush Securities said in a Tuesday note. Analysts...

10:54 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Swiss National Bank sold its entire stake in Chevron ( CVX ) amid environmental concerns that breach portfolio guidelines, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The central bank's investment guidelines prohibit purchasing stocks or bonds of companies that systematically cause severe environmental damage, the report said. Chevron (...

10:53 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- KULR Technology Group ( KULR ) said Tuesday it will join the Russell 3000 index on June 30. Membership in the Russell 3000 index will be for one year, the company said, adding it means automatic inclusion in the Russell 1000 index or Russell 2000 index. Shares of KULR ( KULR ) were...