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,...

07:13 AM EDT, 07/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Firan Technology Group ( FTGFF ) , an aerospace and defence electronics product and subsystem supplier, overnight Tuesday reported higher net earnings in the second quarter. Net earnings rose to $3.5 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared with $2.6 million, or $0.11 per share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per diluted share...

07:21 AM EDT, 07/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- KKR's (KKR) KKR Capital Markets is among a group of lenders that is arranging 1.75 billion British pounds ($2.38 billion) in debt financing to support the private equity firm's planned acquisition of UK-based precision testing equipment and software maker Spectris, Bloomberg News reported, citing public filings and people familiar with the matter. The...

07:17 AM EDT, 07/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Plug Power ( PLUG ) said Wednesday it signed a multi-year supply agreement with a U.S.-based industrial gas company, extending their partnership through 2030. The agreement secures hydrogen supply for Plug Power's ( PLUG ) applications business, it said. ...