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,...

07:56 AM EDT, 04/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Altria Group ( MO ) reported Q1 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $1.23 per diluted share, up from $1.16 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.19. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $4.52 billion, down from $4.72 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $4.62 billion. The company...

(Reuters) -JetBlue Airways ( JBLU ) pulled its 2025 forecast on Tuesday, as macroeconomic uncertainties stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have made it difficult to predict travel demand. Trump's tariffs have sparked a global trade war and raised the odds of the world spiraling into recession, creating headwinds for major U.S. airlines which were benefiting from strong...

07:56 AM EDT, 04/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Profound Medical ( PROF ) on Tuesday said initial peri-operative data from a trial comparing the safety and efficacy of the company's TULSA procedure with radical prostatectomy showed significantly superior post-treatment patient experience compared to robotic prostatectomy. According to a statement, the data showed that patients who underwent the TULSA procedure to remove...