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,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The CEOs of the five largest U.S. airlines on Thursday plan to back the Trump administration's proposal to spend tens of billions of dollars to reform the aging air traffic control system and boost hiring, officials said. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways chief executives are all expected to speak at an...

By Yantoultra Ngui, Kane Wu and Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S.-listed ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab is looking to strike a deal to take over smaller Indonesian rival GoTo in the second quarter, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Singapore-headquartered Grab has hired advisers to work on the proposed deal, the two sources added. The...

(Reuters) -Australia's ANZ Group ( ANZGF ) reported largely flat first-half cash earnings on Thursday as competition pressured margins and a rise in impairments offset lending growth, while flagging that market activity is likely to realign due to global trade risks. Trade flows are interrupted, customers are forced to adjust strategies, and capital is more cautious, ANZ's outgoing CEO Shayne...