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,...

08:45 AM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices fell to the lowest in more than two months early on Tuesday as rising supply continues to offset strong summer demand. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for September delivery was last seen down US$0.44 to US$63.52 to US$63.52, the lowest since June 5, while October Brent crude was down US$0.34 to...

08:14 AM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- WisdomTree ( WT ) said Tuesday that it has priced a $415 million private offering of convertible senior notes due 2030. The company said it has also granted the notes' initial purchasers an option to buy up to an additional $60 million of the securities. The sale of the full $475 million of...

08:44 AM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ProPhase Labs ( PRPH ) said Tuesday that the US Patent Office has issued a patent covering its biomarker-based systems and methods to assess progression risk in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer. Shares of the company rose more than 38% pre-bell Tuesday. The patent issuance follows the company's BE-Smart...