April 30 (Reuters) - Mid-America Apartment Communities ( MAA ) missed first-quarter adjusted funds from operations (FFO) estimates on Wednesday, hurt by weak rental demand in its key markets due to increased supply. The company, which counts cities such as Austin, Memphis and Phoenix as its key markets, has had ownership interest in 104,469 apartment units across 16 states and...

MEXICO CITY, April 30 (Reuters) - Consumption and foot traffic at Walmart's Mexico unit has begun to pick up in the second quarter, the firm's finance chief said on Wednesday. As we look to April, we already see improvements in terms of consumption ... on a like-for-like basis, CFO Paulo Garcia told analysts in a call to review the firm's...

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,...

April 30 (Reuters) - Real estate investment trust Host Hotels & Resorts ( HST ) reported first-quarter adjusted funds from operations (FFO) above analysts' expectations on Wednesday, driven by higher pricing and a recovery in Maui. Shares of the company were up 1.9% in extended trading. Strong pricing for food items, beverages and hotel services helped the company's results which...