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,...

MSCI Inc. ( MSCI ) announced its fiscal 2025 second-quarter results on Tuesday. The company’s total revenue reached $772.7 million, an increase of 9.1% year-over-year, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $763.5 million. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $4.17, also surpassing the analyst consensus of $4.11. As of June 30, 2025, MSCI’s total run rate, the annualized value of...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Universal Music Group unit Virgin Music Group's $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music may hinder competition and remove an important competitor, EU antitrust regulators warned on Tuesday. Virgin announced the deal in December last year which subsequently generated pushback from a wide swathe of European independent labels. The European Commission set out its concerns on Tuesday as it...

BRUSSELS, July 22 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group unit Virgin Music Group's $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music may hinder competition and remove an important competitor, EU antitrust regulators warned on Tuesday. Virgin announced the deal in December last year which subsequently generated pushback from a wide swathe of European independent labels. The European Commission set out its concerns on...