LONDON (Reuters) - British sportswear retailer JD Sports posted a 2% fall in underlying sales for its first quarter, in line with its expectations for volatile trading and amid uncertainty over the impact of tariffs. ...

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,...

ZURICH (Reuters) - The family that dominates Swatch Group faces an unusual test on Wednesday when an American investor tries to secure a place on the Swiss watchmaker's board, bidding to shake up its performance after a slide in its fortunes. Steven Wood, founder of U.S. firm GreenWood Investors, wants Swatch to focus more on its luxury brands such as...

PARIS (Reuters) - Critical mineral markets are at risk of painful disruptions after becoming more concentrated, particularly in refining and processing, and with the spread of export restrictions, the IEA said in a report on Wednesday. The use of critical minerals has spiked in recent years sparked by energy transition projects such as electric vehicles, battery storage, renewables and grid...