TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Sojitz ( SZHFF ) established a joint venture with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) to study gallium production in Australia, Sojitz ( SZHFF ) said on Monday. Gallium, a critical mineral, is used in semiconductors where demand continues to grow with the expansion of electric cars, mobile devices and...

03:15 AM EDT, 08/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kosmos Energy ( KOS ) reported a Q2 adjusted loss Monday of $0.19 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $0.17 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of $0.07 per share. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $393.5 million, down from $450.9 million a year earlier. Analysts...

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,...

TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japanese shares slid the most in two months on Monday as concerns mounted over the U.S. economy and trade, while speculation grew over a potential upheaval in domestic politics. The Nikkei 225 Index of shares closed 1.25% lower, its steepest one-day slide since June 2. At one point, the gauge was down as much as...