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,...

09:01 PM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Alimentation Couche-Tard ( ANCTF ) confirmed overnight Wednesday that the company has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. to progress transaction discussions, facilitate due diligence, and collaborate on plans to engage with regulators. It said there can be no assurance that these discussions will result in a transaction....

09:00 PM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows: ANSS reported Q1 2025 revenue of $504.9M (+8.2% Y/Y), missing consensus by $11.9M, while non-GAAP EPS of $1.64 missed the Street's forecast by $0.03. Software License revenue of $159.9M declined...

Tether, the issuer behind the nearly $150 billion USDT stablecoin, has finalized the purchase of a 70% stake in the Latin American agricultural firm Adecoagro ( AGRO ) , which has a market cap of nearly a billion dollars. Tether initially invested $100 million in Adecoagro ( AGRO ) in September 2024 for a 9.8% stake, then offered to increase...