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,...

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Meta has tapped U.S. bond giant PIMCO and alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital to spearhead a $29 billion financing for its data center expansion in rural Louisiana, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. PIMCO will handle about $26 billion of debt, likely to be issued in the form of bonds, while Blue Owl...

* Japan says US will not stack 15% tariff on other duties * US also promised order to lower auto tariff, Japan says * Japan says did not discuss $550 bln investment pledge (Adds details on trade discussions throughout) By Tim Kelly TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday promised to amend a presidential executive order to...

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