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,...

DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - ADNOC Drilling will acquire a 70% stake in oil services firm SLB's onshore rig business in Oman and Kuwait for up to $112 million, creating a joint venture it seeks to double in the next year, its chief financial officer said on Thursday. The acquisition, expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, will...

07:30 AM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canada will release the Q1 current account data and the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) figures for March both at 8:30 a.m. ET Thursday, noted Bank of Montreal (BMO). Canada's current account deficit likely narrowed to $3.0 billion in Q1 from $5.0 billion in Q4 2024, putting it in line with...

07:31 AM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) said Thursday its Google Store is now live in India, allowing direct online sales of its Pixel phones, watches, earbuds and other products. The move comes ahead of Google's ( GOOG ) expected opening of its first physical retail stores in India, according to multiple media...