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,...

06:15 AM EDT, 05/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Major US banks are in talks over their potential issuance of a joint stablecoin, which serves as a digital dollars in cryptocurrency markets, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Sources told the newspaper that talks have involved companies co-owned by Citigroup ( C ) , Wells...

06:57 AM EDT, 05/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vermilion Energy ( VET ) said Friday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Saskatchewan and Manitoba assets for $415 million in cash. The company said it plans to use the net proceeds for debt repayment. The transaction is expected to close in Q3. ...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ( GT ) on Thursday disclosed a deal to divest the majority of its Goodyear Chemical business to Gemspring Capital Management, LLC. As per the terms of its divestiture, Gemspring Capital will acquire Goodyear Chemical for around $650 million in cash at closing, pending customary post-closing adjustments. The acquisition covers two operational plants in...