July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. electric and gas utility CMS Energy ( CMS/PB ) on Thursday beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit, driven by increased power demand. Utility companies in the U.S. are experiencing a surge in demand as AI usage drives up the need for more power-guzzling data centers. Residences and businesses have also been using more electricity...

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,...

Overview * Balchem ( BCPC ) fiscal Q2 net sales rise 9.1% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations * Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q2 grows 11.2% yr/yr, reaching $69.2 mln * Co plans $36 mln facility in NY to expand micro-encapsulation capacity Outlook * Balchem ( BCPC ) plans new facility to expand micro-encapsulation capacity * Company sees European anti-dumping duties as...

07:21 AM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CMS Energy ( CMS ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.71 per diluted share, up from $0.66 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $0.68. Operating revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $1.84 billion, up from $1.61 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.74 billion. The...