SAO PAULO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian food processor BRF, the world's largest chicken exporter, said on Thursday it earned 735 million reais ($136 million) in the second quarter despite disruptions from a bird flu outbreak in May that triggered trade bans. The company, which also processes pork and prepared food products, said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,...

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,...

Big Short investor Michael Burry took a bold long position in UnitedHealth Group, Inc. ( UNH ) through his hedge fund, Scion Asset Management, SEC filings showed Thursday.   UNH stock is climbing on Thursday. Watch the price action here.  The Big UNH Long  Burry disclosed in 13F filings that he purchased call contracts against 350,000 shares of UnitedHealth ( UNH...

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Chilean industrial conglomerate Empresas Copec on Thursday posted an 21% drop in second-quarter profit although revenue surpassed expectations, as the forestry giant faces falling pulp prices and impacts from the U.S.-China trade war. Net profit for the three months ended June hit $228 million - in line with forecasts of analysts polled by LSEG - from...