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,...

09:48 AM EDT, 07/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rithm Capital ( RITM ) said Tuesday it has entered into a strategic partnership with an undisclosed large institutional investor to finance the near-term acquisition of up to $500 million of residential transitional loans, with the potential to acquire up to $1.5 billion. The parties will form a dedicated investment partnership to fund...

09:54 AM EDT, 07/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Mingteng International ( MTEN ) said Tuesday that its Wuxi Mingteng Mould Technology unit entered a technology development entrustment agreement with China's Jilin University to develop a new hot-work die steel for die-casting molds. Financial details weren't provided. Wuxi Mingteng agreed to commission Jilin University and provide background technical data, and in return...

09:52 AM EDT, 07/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- DuPont de Nemours' ( DD ) China unit is no longer the subject of an active antitrust probe, following a decision by Chinese regulators. China's State Administration for Market Regulation did not provide any more details in its one-sentence announcement on Tuesday. Price: 76.53, Change: +0.58, Percent Change: +0.76 ...