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,...

HONG KONG, May 11 (Reuters) - Chinese battery maker CATL is launching its Hong Kong public offering on Monday, aiming to raise at least $4 billion at an around 5% discount to its domestic share price, three people with knowledge of the deal said on Sunday. CATL's Shenzhen-listed shares last traded at 248.27 yuan on Friday. The company has finalised...

HONG KONG, May 11 (Reuters) - Chinese battery maker CATL is launching its Hong Kong public offering on Monday, aiming to raise at least $4 billion at about a 5% discount to its domestic share price, three people with knowledge of the deal said on Sunday. CATL's Shenzhen-listed shares last traded at 248.27 yuan on Friday. The company has finalised...

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