(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) * Spain and Portugal power outage raises challenges of new power system * Blackout linked to sharp and rapid drop in power, possibly from solar generation * Governments should invest in new storage and grid technologies By Ron Bousso LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - While it may...

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,...

MILAN (Reuters) -Stellantis ( STLA ) said on Wednesday it was suspending its guidance for a moderate recovery this year, after a profit drop in 2024, due to the uncertain impact of evolving U.S. tariff policies. In the first quarter, net revenues fell 14% year-on-year to 35.8 billion euros ($40.7 billion) for the automaker, which in 2024 suffered a 64%...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, Volvo Cars' new CEO Hakan Samuelsson is juggling the task of working with Chinese majority owner Geely to cut costs with attempting to keep selling cars to U.S consumers. European carmakers in general are increasingly struggling to balance the demands of divergent markets. Despite tariffs, they are seeking to...