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,...

June 5 (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc ( NDAQ ): * NASDAQ CEO ADENA FRIEDMAN SAYS UNDERPINNING OF THE U.S. ECONOMY CONTINUES TO SHOW RESILIENCE - CONFERENCE * NASDAQ CEO ON IPO MARKET SAYS CO IS HAVING CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COMPANIES ON LISTINGS * NASDAQ CEO ON IPO MARKET SAYS COMPANIES AFFECTED BY TARIFFS ARE TAKING A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH...

June 5 (Reuters) - Exchange operator Nasdaq is holding active talks with companies considering stock market debuts, CEO Adena Friedman said on Thursday, underscoring the U.S. economy's resilience and signaling renewed market vigor. Several high-profile companies, including those in risk-heavy sectors such as crypto and financial technology, have successfully launched listings in recent weeks, pointing to pent-up demand and improving...

* Robinhood's Quirk says volume of trades is increasing rapidly outside market hours * Robinhood sees wealth management as a big growth opportunity * Retail trading helped market rebound after selloff, Quirk says (Adds quotes from Quirk in paragraphs 12-15) By Ateev Bhandari and Anirban Sen NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - Robinhood executive Steve Quirk on Thursday credited retail...