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,...

(Reuters) -After years of sitting on the sidelines, U.S. crypto companies are lining up to go public, buoyed by friendly policies under President Donald Trump's second administration that have pushed the value of global cryptocurrencies to a record $4.2 trillion. Bullish, a cryptocurrency exchange operator that counts billionaire Peter Thiel among its backers, was the latest to tap U.S. public...

06:11 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NICE (NICE) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $3.01 per diluted share, up from $2.64 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.02. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $726.7 million, up from $664.4 million a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $713.7 million. For Q3, NICE expects adjusted...

Aug 14 (Reuters) - After years of sitting on the sidelines, U.S. crypto companies are lining up to go public, buoyed by friendly policies under President Donald Trump's second administration that have pushed the value of global cryptocurrencies to a record $4.2 trillion. Bullish, a cryptocurrency exchange operator that counts billionaire Peter Thiel among its backers, was the latest to...