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,...

(Reuters) -Elon Musk, who most recently served as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, may return to U.S. politics, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing SpaceX documents and people familiar with the content. The company added the language laying out such risk factors in paperwork sent to investors discussing a tender offer, according to Bloomberg. It was the first...

MEXICO CITY, July 22 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) and Aeromexico requested a four-week extension to respond to a U.S. Department of Transportation proposal which would impact their joint venture, a filing seen by Reuters on Tuesday showed. The DOT on Saturday proposed withdrawing the joint venture's antitrust immunity to address competitive issues. It also put out...

MEXICO CITY, July 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's Finance Ministry announced an upcoming operation on Tuesday aimed at strengthening the financial position of state energy company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). In a statement, the ministry said the operation would consist of issuing financing instruments called Pre-Capitalized Notes but did not constitute a guarantee for the company. Pemex is the world's most indebted...