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,...

Overview * MainStreet Bancshares ( MNSB ) Q2 net income rises to $4.6 mln, driven by net interest margin expansion * Earnings per share for Q2 grew to $0.53 * Net interest income increased $2.8 mln to $19.3 mln Outlook * Company maintains active share repurchase plan with $3.1 mln capacity * Company focuses on strategic deposits management to support...

Synchrony Financial ( SYF ) announced its second-quarter fiscal 2025 results on Tuesday, reporting mixed financial performance. While the company exceeded analyst expectations for both total revenue and earnings per share, key operational metrics saw a decline. Synchrony’s total revenue or net interest income for the second quarter increased by 2.6% year-over-year to $4.52 billion, surpassing the consensus analyst estimate...

07:41 AM EDT, 07/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Enbridge ( ENB ) on Tuesday said it has reached a final investment decision on Clear Fork, a 600 MW solar project in Texas, which is expected to cost US$900 million. Clear Fork will be a utility-scale solar facility near San Antonio, and is expected to be operational mid-2027. Meta Platforms has signed...