WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans will drop a proposed $20 federal annual registration fee on all vehicles starting in 2031 to fund road repairs and will now propose a new $250 annual fee on electric cars as part of a tax reform bill under consideration. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday will take up the proposal from...

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,...

07:41 AM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Access Newswire ( ACCS ) stock fell 18% pre-bell Wednesday after a 3.1% loss in the previous session. Snap (SNAP) shares retreated 15%, a day after the company said in a letter to investors that it will not provide Q2 guidance given the uncertainty surrounding macro economic conditions. First Solar ( FSLR )...

April 30 (Reuters) - Swiss lift and escalator maker Schindler will pass on some tariff costs to customers while also working to improve efficiency in its supply chain, CEO Paolo Compagna told Reuters on Wednesday. The company estimates an annualised gross cost impact of 33 million Swiss francs ($40.01 million) from tariffs, with a gross cost impact of 23 million...