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,...

eBay Inc. ( EBAY ) shares were trading slightly lower on Thursday. The company released its first-quarter results on Wednesday with quarterly earnings of $1.38 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.34. Quarterly revenue came in at $2.58 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $2.55 billion and increasing from $2.56 billion in the same period last year. Here are the analysts’...

* Lithium price too low to build U.S. lithium refinery * CEO says governments will need to support industry * Albemarle doesn't have 'war chest' for M&A * Auctions for lithium paused, may soon resume By Ernest Scheyder May 1 (Reuters) - Albemarle's stalled plans to build the largest U.S. lithium refinery remain on hold due to the ongoing global...

Strategy Inc reported financial results for the first quarter on Thursday after the bell. Here’s a look at the key highlights from the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury company’s report. Q1 Earnings: Strategy reported first-quarter revenue of $111.07 million, missing analyst estimates of $115.85 million, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported a first-quarter adjusted loss of $16.53 per share. Total revenue was...