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,...

Palo Alto Networks Inc ( PANW ) shares are trading higher Wednesday after the company announced it achieved $1.5 billion in sales on the Google Cloud Marketplace. What Happened: Palo Alto announced it crossed $1.5 billion in cumulative sales through Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud Marketplace as of April. The cybersecurity company said the sales milestone highlights its commitment to helping organizations use artificial intelligence...

April 9 (Reuters) - Germany's ThyssenKrupp AG is exploring exit options for its materials trading subsidiary that could be valued at as much as 2 billion euros ($2.21 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company has held talks with potential advisors as it seeks options for Thyssenkrupp Materials Services, including a spinoff of...

By Bate Felix and Wendell Roelf DAKAR (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that could block International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for some Central African countries, in an effort to guard billions of dollars that oil companies must set aside for environmental restoration. The bill highlights a standoff between foreign investors on one side, and Central African monetary authorities...