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,...

* US judge orders Argentina to relinquish 51% stake in YPF * Argentina government says will appeal ruling * YPF leads development of major Vaca Muerta shale region * Argentina pushing shale production to bring in exports dollars * Legal standoff could hit aims to return to global markets By Eliana Raszewski, Leila Miller and Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES, July...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A dramatic ruling by a U.S. court ordering Argentina to hand over the 51% stake it holds in state energy firm YPF has cast a shadow over the country's plans for its huge Vaca Muerta shale formation and hopes to return to global markets. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said on Monday that Argentina must transfer its...

11:44 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Allstate ( ALL ) said Tuesday it completed the $1.25 billion sale of its Group Health business to Nationwide. The sale of Group Health is expected to generate a financial book gain of about $500 million, Allstate ( ALL ) chief financial officer Jess Merten said. The deal closed in accordance with the...