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,...

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10:47 AM EDT, 04/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Pfizer's ( PFE ) first-quarter earnings unexpectedly increased year on year even as sales fell below Wall Street's estimates, while the pharmaceutical giant reiterated its full-year outlook. Adjusted per-share earnings rose to $0.92 from $0.82 a year earlier and surpassed the consensus on FactSet of $0.67. Revenue fell 8% to $13.72 billion, below...

10:42 AM EDT, 04/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Lyft ( LYFT ) shareholder Engine Capital said Tuesday it is seeking to elect two independent candidates to Lyft's ( LYFT ) board to address the company's alleged capital allocation and governance issues. The activist shareholder, which holds about 1% of Lyft ( LYFT ) shares, said its nominees would support the elimination...