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,...

(Reuters) -Humana said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for outpatient services by January 1, 2026. Health insurers have been taking additional steps to simplify the requirements needed for prior approval on medicines and medical services. Humana will remove the authorization requirement for diagnostic services across colonoscopies and transthoracic echocardiograms and select CT scans and MRIs....

(Reuters) -Canadian provinces' boycott of U.S. spirits amid a trade dispute with the United States has caused a sharp drop in sales of American imports, as well as other imported and domestic spirits across the nation, a Canadian liquor trade group said on Tuesday. Sales of U.S. spirits in Canada dropped 66.3% between March 5, when provinces announced they would...

Overview * Oscar Health's ( OSCR ) preliminary Q2 net loss at $228 mln, driven by ACA risk scores * Co revises 2025 guidance; expects $12.0 bln to $12.2 bln revenue * Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 misses analyst expectations, per LSEG data Outlook * Oscar Health ( OSCR ) revises 2025 revenue guidance to $12.0 bln-$12.2 bln * Company expects...