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,...

06:40 AM EDT, 04/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cemex (CX) reported Q1 earnings of continuing operations Monday of $0.08 per diluted American depositary share, down from $0.16 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.06. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $3.65 billion, down from $3.94 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.66 billion. Shares...

06:48 AM EDT, 04/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Africa Oil ( AOIFF ) on Monday said it did not encounter hydrocarbons in the primary target in the Marula-1X drilling operation offshore Namibia. The well was drilled to a total depth of 6,460 meters on Block 2913B about 47 kilometers south of the Venus-1X well. A comprehensive analysis of the well results...

06:50 AM EDT, 04/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its plans to supervise exchange-traded funds due to be launched by Trump Media & Technology Group ( DJT ) , citing concerns about conflicts of interest, Reuters reported Friday. Trump Media ( DJT ) was founded and is majority-owned by...