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,...

Shares of Archer Aviation Inc ( ACHR ) climbed 8.62% to $13.25 on Friday, adding to a 42.5% gain for the week. The rally follows a string of positive developments, including a new high-profile partnership and stronger-than-expected financial results. What To Know: Archer announced Thursday it will be the official air taxi provider for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games,...

01:18 PM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with additional details from the FCC statement starting in the second paragraph.) Shares of Verizon Communications ( VZ ) were up 1% in recent Friday trading after the Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau said it approved the company's $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications (FYBR). Following the FCC's approval, Verizon will...

01:50 PM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Jeffery Allen Leonard, Director, President & CEO, on May 14, 2025, sold 3,500 shares in Alamo Group ( ALG ) for $705,320. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Leonard has control over a total of 40,913 common shares of the company, with 40,913 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897077/000089707725000080/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1747417448.xml Price: 203.13,...