LONDON (Reuters) -Manufacturers like U.S. lawnmower maker The Toro Company are not panicking at the prospect of U.S. President  Donald Trump's global trade tariffs. Despite five years of dramatic supply disruptions, from the COVID pandemic to today's trade wars, Toro is resisting any temptation to stack its warehouses to the rafters. We are at probably pre-pandemic inventory levels, says its...

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 * Boyd Group Q2 sales up 0.2%, missing analyst expectations, per LSEG data * Adjusted EPS for Q2 missed consensus, reflecting ongoing profitability challenges * Company's location count surpasses 1,000, driven by acquisitions and new openings Outlook * Boyd Group says achieved modest positive same-store sales growth so far in Q3 2025 * Company aims for $100 mln cost...

Overview * European Wax Center ( EWCZ ) Q2 revenue falls 6.6%, missing analysts' expectations * Adjusted net income rises 5.6%, beating estimates, per LSEG data * Adjusted EBITDA increases 4.7%, surpassing analysts' forecasts, per LSEG data Outlook * Company sees fiscal 2025 system-wide sales of $940 mln to $950 mln * European Wax Center ( EWCZ ) expects fiscal...