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,...

LONDON (Reuters) -Diageo's new interim CEO Nik Jhangiani has charmed investors with his cool confidence and clear communication, in contrast to his predecessor who struggled to win over the company's shareholders during her short term. But whoever takes on the full-time leadership of the world's top spirits maker will inherit challenges that will take more than words to address. Diageo...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Elon Musk have again agreed to give the billionaire more time to respond to the regulator's civil lawsuit accusing him of waiting too long in 2022 to reveal his large stake in Twitter. In a filing in federal court in Washington, D.C., the SEC and Musk said they have agreed...

10:30 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has agreed to acquire about 460 million euros ($533.1 million) in Spanish mortgages from Banco Santander (SAN), Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The US bank is buying the loans along with other investors, including Pacific Investment Management, sources told Bloomberg. Goldman declined to comment...