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,...

10:45 AM EDT, 04/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Scotiabank (BNS.TO, BNS) was modestly higher Monday after saying it expects net income contribution from its ownership interest in KeyCorp to be near $62 million in the second quarter. Scotiabank -- which in late Dec. 2024 closed its two-part deal to buy a 14.9% stake KeyCorp for about US$2.8 billion -- said this...

International Business Machines Corporation ( IBM ) disclosed a $150 billion investment plan in the U.S. over the next five years. The initiative aims to drive economic growth and strengthen its position as a global computing leader. In particular, the company plans to allocate over $30 billion toward research and development, focusing on advancing and expanding its American manufacturing of...

10:49 AM EDT, 04/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- UBS Group ( UBS ) said Monday it plans to modernize and expand its Workplace Wealth Solutions business in the US, collaborating with insightsoftware to enhance services for corporate equity plan clients. Financial details weren't disclosed. The upgrade will integrate insightsoftware's advanced technology into UBS's cloud-based Equity Plan Services Plan Admin Pro platform,...