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,...

HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) is bringing together previously separately-managed three Asian investment banking businesses into one unit to integrate its regional deals advice and capital market capabilities, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday. Iain Drayton, currently head of investment banking, Asia excluding Japan, at Goldman Sachs ( GS ), will...

* Johnson predicts success after meeting with Trump and holdouts * Bill would add $3.8 trillion to the U.S. debt * Democrats argue bill favors wealthy, cuts social programs (Updates with committee vote and expected floor votes) By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill cleared an important...

JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Copper miner Freeport Indonesia said its $3.7 billion Manyar smelter has resumed operations and is expected to produce copper cathode by the fourth week of June. Freeport's CEO Tony Wenas said in a statement on Thursday that the plant was expected to reach full production capacity by December. ...