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,...

07:33 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Target ( TGT ) said Wednesday it has set up a multiyear acceleration office in a bid to deliver faster progress on its growth roadmap. Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke will oversee the effort, the retailer said. Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Christina Hennington will leave Target ( TGT ) and move into...

07:35 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Dycom Industries ( DY ) reported fiscal Q1 earnings Wednesday of $2.09 per diluted share, down from $2.12 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.64. Contract revenue for the fiscal quarter ended April 26 was $1.26 billion, up from $1.14 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.19 billion....

07:35 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ME Therapeutics Holdings ( METXF ) on Wednesday said it is receiving advisory services and up to $140,000 in funding from the federal government. Funding will support the research and development of the company's mRNA therapeutic program targeting myeloid cell biology for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disease. ME's lead mRNA therapeutic...