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,...

08:31 AM EDT, 07/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Genius Group ( GNS ) said Thursday it repurchased 1 million shares on the open market at an average price of $1.30 per share. The purchases are part of a buyback program authorized by shareholders on July 7 to repurchase up to 20% of the company's outstanding ordinary shares. Genius Group ( GNS...

08:28 AM EDT, 07/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- AGF Management (AGF-B.TO) on Thursday said it appointed Chris Jackson as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Jackson has more than 35 years of experience leading organizations in the financial services and technology industries, including 14 years at AGF in progressively senior roles, the company said. He has been a member of...

08:28 AM EDT, 07/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The recent United States tariff letters would take global trade policy part of the way back to the chaotic days of early April, said Bank of Montreal (BMO). However, the evidence so far points to previously announced tariffs not quite living up to their initial billing, noted the bank. Through May of this...