BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) -European Union leaders will use a summit with China next month to seek better access to Chinese rare earths and critical minerals, four sources familiar with the plans said, as the two sides tackle an array of tariff-related issues. For years, China has had a near monopoly on rare earth production. It increased its export controls on the...

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,...

09:22 AM EDT, 06/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Riksbank cut its policy rate by 25bp to 2.0% on Wednesday as the central bank set a slightly accommodative policy stance on the back of a stalling Swedish growth recovery, said UBD. The Risksbank revised down its growth and inflation forecast. UBS had expected a later cut, seeing the Riksbank on hold...

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