(Reuters) -Apple ( AAPL ) has signed a $500 million deal with MP Materials ( MP ) for rare earth magnets, mitigating supply risks after China curbed exports this year and representing a major coup for MP that sent its shares soaring by a fifth. The backing from one of the world's most valuable companies comes after MP, which operates...

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,...

VELDHOVEN, July 16 (Reuters) - ASML, the world's biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, on Wednesday warned it may not achieve growth in 2026, even after its second quarter bookings beat market expectations. Analysts had hoped that the quarter would provide some reassurance over its outlook for 2026. However, the company warned that geopolitical uncertainty continued to cloud its prospects....

JAKARTA, July 16 (Reuters) - Freeport Indonesia's unit estimated that its copper concentrate output would reach 2.964 million metric tons in 2025, with exports forecast at 1.45 million tons, according to company data presented at a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday. The estimated output was lower than the previous projection of 3.29 million tons. ...