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,...

07:38 AM EDT, 07/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Bio-Techne ( TECH ) said Tuesday it is collaborating with Spear Bio to distribute the latter's immunoassays, which enable the detection of low-abundance biomarkers in neurology. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the deal, Bio-Techne ( TECH ) will distribute Spear Bio's immunoassays to detect low-abundance biomarkers, including key Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, the...

Investment manager giant BlackRock, Inc. ( BLK ) reported that second-quarter 2025 revenue grew 13% year-over-year to $5.42 billion, beating the consensus of $5.34 billion.  Investment advisory, administration fees, and securities lending revenue increased to $4.45 billion from $3.88 billion a year ago, primarily driven by organic base fee growth, the impact of market beta and foreign exchange movements on average AUM, and approximately $240 million of fees...

07:35 AM EDT, 07/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Welltower ( WELL ) was Smart Insider's stock pick of the week after Director Andrew Gundlach bought more than $3 million worth of Welltower ( WELL ) shares at $151.46 apiece on June 30. It was Gundlach's first stock purchase since he became director in July 2024, Smart Insider said in a note...