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,...

11:18 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- First Quantum Minerals ( FQVLF ) on Wednesday said it launched an offering of US$750 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The company said the notes will be senior unsecured obligations and will be guaranteed by certain of its units. Interest on the notes will accrue from the issue date and will...

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Trimble raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Wednesday, betting on growing demand for its integrated hardware and software solutions from industries such as construction, transportation and geospatial. The navigation equipment maker said bundling its solutions in prepackaged product suites has helped improve its sales. Trimble also helps customers by analyzing technical drawings or blueprints...

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis has approached U.S. biotech Avidity Biosciences ( RNA ) for a potential takeover offer, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter ...