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,...

02:08 PM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Excelerate Energy ( EE ) is in advanced talks with Iraq to help arrange the country's first liquefied natural gas imports as it seeks to reduce its reliance on Iranian gas, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. Texas-based Excelerate is among several companies that have bid to supply Iraq with an LNG import vessel and...

02:15 PM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with stock price movement in the headline and first paragraph.) Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) shares fell 3.5% in recent Thursday intraday trading after it priced a public offering of about 13 million common shares at $38.50 per share. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to...

02:05 PM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- National Bank has adjusted its estimates for Adentra ( HDIUF ), Doman Building Materials ( CWXZF ) and Richelieu Hardware ( RHUHF ) over the next 12 months, reflecting a dimmer outlook for the U.S. market. While we maintain a favourable long-term outlook on the sector given the supply deficit that has built...