EU Fines Google $5.1 Billion in Android Antitrust Case

BRUSSELS — European authorities increased their efforts to rein in Silicon Valley Wednesday by fining Google a record $5.1 billion for abusing its power in the mobile phone market, a steep antitrust penalty that is among the most aggressive regulatory ... Android Antitrust Decision Threatens to Shake Mobile Industry, Google Business ModelWall Street Journal Google gets slapped with $5BN EU fine for Android antitrust abuseTechCrunch Google, hit with record $5 billion EU antitrust fine, to appealReuters Digital Trends -The Verge -PCWorld -CNNMoney

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Sunken Imperial Russian warship may contain $130 billion in gold

Explorers have found the wreck of a Russian Imperial Navy ship that was sunk 113 years ago and may contain $130 billion in gold bars and coins, according to news reports. In a statement, salvage company Shinil Group confirmed that the stern of the

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Google Is Fined $5 Billion by EU in Android Antitrust Case

BRUSSELS—The European Union hit Alphabet Inc.'s Google with a record antitrust fine of €4.34 billion ($5.06 billion) and ordered changes to its business that could loosen the company's grip on its biggest growth engine: mobile phones. In the EU's

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US, Boeing Complete $3.9 Billion Air Force One Deal

Boeing Co. on Tuesday secured a $3.9 billion deal to build the new jets that will fly as Air Force One, with only one wrinkle yet to be resolved: their color. The award follows 18 months of an at times tortuous to-and-fro between the aerospace giant

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