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,...

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - JFE Holdings ( JFEEF ), parent of Japan's second-biggest steel maker, set aside 400 billion yen ($2.8 billion) for investment overseas over three years, as it expects demand at home to stay weak and global markets to be pressured by China's exports. JFE's key strengths outside Japan are its partnerships with JSW Steel Limited in...

May 8 (Reuters) - Swisscom reported a 39.3% rise in its first-quarter revenue on Thursday, meeting market expectations, citing the successful acquisition of Vodafone Italia. Group revenue on a reported basis came in at 3.76 billion Swiss francs ($4.56 billion) in the quarter, in line with analysts' forecast of 3.76 billion francs in a company-provided consensus. On a pro forma...

STOCKHOLM, May 8 (Reuters) - London-based mobile game developer Tripledot Studios has agreed to buy marketing platform AppLovin's ( APP ) mobile games studio portfolio for about $800 million in cash and stock, it said on Thursday. The deal will help Tripledot expand its footprint in markets including the United States and Asia, and add gaming titles such as Cash...