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,...

By Jesús Aguado, Andres Gonzalez and Amy-Jo Crowley MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) -Santander's plan to buy TSB for 2.65 billion pounds ($3.61 billion) and boost its position in the UK came together just a few weeks ago, after the Spanish bank had been weighing a possible exit from Britain, three sources close to the process said. The lender, grappling with years of...

(The views expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 3 (Reuters) - Is gold the next metal to be added to the list of critical minerals? Gold is not a vital component of advanced manufacturing like other critical minerals such as rare earths, lithium and copper. But the precious metal...

MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( MIRA ) shares soared to $1.87, an approximate 50.8% jump, during after-hours trading on Wednesday. What Happened: After the announcement of Mira-55, a synthetic analog of marijuana, providing pain relief comparable to morphine, the stock value of MIRA Pharmaceutical exploded, signaling an aggressive investor buying. Mira-55, engineered to selectively activate CB2 receptors, displayed minimal activity at...