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,...

05:16 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Check Point Software Technologies ( CHKP ) reported Q2 non-GAAP earnings Wednesday of $2.37 per diluted share, up from $2.17 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.36. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $665.2 million, compared with $627.4 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $661.7 million....

* FY margin seen in lower 5-7% range * Outlook includes 15% US tariff, possible price adjustments * Negotiations planned for H2 on jobs cuts (Adds details on tariff response, restructuring from paragraph 7) By Rachel More BERLIN, July 30 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's embattled luxury brand Porsche cut its full-year profitability target on Wednesday after the EU's trade deal with...

05:18 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) is under investigation by Italy's AGCM antitrust authority over allegations that it abused its market dominance by integrating its Meta AI assistant into WhatsApp without proper user consent, AGCM said Wednesday. The social media giant may have violated European Union competition rules as the move has a risk...