(Reuters) -Australian money manager AMP posted higher half-year earnings, citing strong net cashflows in its wealth platform and margin improvement in its banking unit, but fell short of market expectations, which sent its shares lower. The 176-year-old wealth management firm's stock fell as much as 4.2% to A$1.60, marking its biggest intraday decline in two weeks. It posted six-month underlying...

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,...

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Aug 7 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines - Glencore ( GLCNF ) to stay in London after shelving plans for New York listing - Britain demands China explain redacted parts of London embassy plan - Novartis weighs deal for...