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,...

11:36 AM EDT, 07/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Adds comment and updates shares.) Ero Copper ( ERO ) said Thursday that its Tucuma mine in Brazil began commercial production on July 1. During June the mine and mill reached sustained throughput levels exceeding 75% of design capacity following the completion of commissioning of the third filter press as well as modifications...

11:15 AM EDT, 07/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Global Thrive Fulfill Group filed a registration statement Thursday for an initial public offering of 4 million common shares at $5 apiece for proceeds of $20 million. The China-based company has applied for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker HSFZ, according to a regulatory filing. The company plans to use the net proceeds...

BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - A code of practice designed to help thousands of companies comply with the European Union's landmark artificial intelligence rules may only apply at the end of 2025, the European Commission said on Thursday. Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms ( META ), European companies such as Mistral and ASML as well as several EU governments have called...