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,...

07:00 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Moderna ( MRNA ) said Friday that the UK Court of Appeal has upheld the validity of its EP'949 patent, affirming an earlier court ruling that the patent was infringed by Pfizer ( PFE ) and BioNTech's (BNTX) Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine. The company said the patent covers one of its foundational technologies that...

07:00 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- TXNM Energy ( TXNM ) reported Q2 ongoing net earnings Friday of $0.25 per diluted share, down from $0.60 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.41 per share. Electric operating revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $502.4 million, compared with $488.1 million a year earlier. Two analysts surveyed by...

07:00 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Patria Investments ( PAX ) reported Q2 distributable earnings Friday of $0.24 per share, compared with $0.22 a year earlier. One analyst polled by FactSet expected $0.34. Fee revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $81.1 million, compared with $71.1 million a year earlier. Three analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $88.2 million....