(Reuters) -Uber ( UBER ) said it found more than 100 instances in which passengers who claimed its drivers sexually assaulted or harassed them offered bogus or doctored receipts to prove ridership, or did not explain their inability to provide receipts. In a Wednesday court filing, Uber ( UBER ) urged U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco to...

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,...

S&P Global ( SPGI ) shares gained on Thursday, after the company reported second-quarter results. S&P Global ( SPGI ) reported quarterly adjusted earnings per share of $4.43, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $4.16. Quarterly sales of $3.76 billion (up 6% year-over-year) outpaced the street view of $3.64 billion. Revenue from subscription products increased 7%. Adjusted net income for the first quarter...

July 31 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carronade Capital Management is urging Viasat ( VSAT ) to split its broadband and defense units, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Carronade, which holds a 2.3% stake in the satellite communications firm, plans to issue an open letter to the shareholders calling for defense unit to be...