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,...

01:38 PM EDT, 06/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CVS Health ( CVS ) , UnitedHealth ( UNH ) and Cigna ( CI ) must think about eliminating drug rebates before the government moves to change the system, Medicare and Medicaid chief Mehmet Oz said Tuesday, according to a Bloomberg report. There's a possibility that we have a window now where the...

01:47 PM EDT, 06/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- PepsiCo's ( PEP ) revenue is likely to remain under pressure this year as consumers turn away from snacks to more healthier options amid economic headwinds, RBC Capital Markets said in a client note Tuesday. Weakness in the beverage and snacks company's domestic business, particularly in the Frito Lay segment, has hurt overall...

01:50 PM EDT, 06/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CDN Maverick Capital ( AXVEF ) , up 11% on last look, on Tuesday said it staked 103 new mineral claims totaling 5,560 hectares within its James Bay Project prospective area in Quebec. The claims expand CDN's Chabinoche Group of claims and cover the historic Nottaway showing, a polymetallic occurrence first explored by...