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,...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Paramount Global unveiled plans on Wednesday to retain and develop its stalwart entertainment brands Nickelodeon, MTV, and BET, while sharply increasing feature film production following its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media. We're thinking about ... the cable networks, not as declining linear assets that we need to spin off or deal with somehow,...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit a new all-time high of $124,000 overnight on Wednesday, fueled by the inclusion of cryptocurrency investments in 401(k) retirement plans and macroeconomic optimism. The Ascent Continues The apex cryptocurrency outperformed its previous best of $123,091, with trading volume jumping 26% to $93.06 billion in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin is up over 32% so far this...

(Reuters) -Australian insurer Suncorp reported better-than-expected full-year cash earnings on Thursday, driven by improved insurance margins and higher investment returns, and announced a share buyback plan of up to A$400 million ($261.72 million). Suncorp, now a pure-play general insurer since exiting its banking and life insurance divisions, benefited from favourable natural hazard costs, improved margins on higher policy prices and...