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,...

07:16 AM EDT, 06/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Stanley Black & Decker ( SWK ) said Monday its board appointed Christopher Nelson as its next Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Donald Allan Jr., who has led the company since 2022, effective Oct. 1. Nelson, the company's chief operating officer, executive vice president, and president of the Tools & Outdoor business, will join...

June 30 (Reuters) - Moderna ( MRNA ) said its experimental influenza vaccine showed superior efficacy, compared with a licensed standard-dose seasonal flu shots in adults aged 50 years and older in a late-stage study. ...

(Reuters) -Hyatt Hotels said on Monday it has agreed to sell the real estate portfolio owned by Playa Hotels to Tortuga Resorts for $2 billion, as the U.S. hospitality chain seeks to strengthen its asset-light business. Hyatt had entered into a deal to buy Playa, which operates 24 high-end, all-inclusive resorts across Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, for $2.6...