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) -Luxury carmaker Aston Martin lowered its profit view on Wednesday due to evolving and disruptive U.S. tariffs, and said it now expects adjusted operating profit to roughly break even. U.S. tariffs have pummelled global automakers, forcing companies, including GM, Volkswagen and Hyundai, to either book billions of dollars of losses, issue profit warnings, or slash their financial forecast. The...

By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Starbucks ( SBUX ) reported a higher than expected revenue rise for the third quarter, with improved demand in China, menu changes and investments in labor and store operations helping to offset slowing consumer spending in its domestic market. The Seattle-based company's shares rose 4.1% in early European trading on Wednesday, tracking gains in extended U.S....

MILAN, July 30 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority said on Wednesday it had opened a probe into Meta for allegedly abusing its dominant position when installing its AI tool on Whatsapp messaging app. ...