* Pentagon seeks info on space-based interceptors for missile defense * Industry engagement to discuss space-based interceptors starts April 30 * Russia condemns US missile defense shield as threat to nuclear balance (Adds details, background, comment by expert in paragraphs 3-11) By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. is asking defense contractors for information on space-based interceptors...

* Rare earth magnets to be covered by export controls * Export controls cover all countries, not just US * Manufacturers scrambling for access outside China * China's move seen as opening salvo in U.S. trade spat (Adds reaction from U.S. mining companies, manufacturers) By Lewis Jackson, Amy Lv, Eric Onstad and Ernest Scheyder BEIJING/LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - China...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oilfield service firms are bracing for a hit as President Donald Trump's tariffs throw supply chains into disarray and tumbling oil prices set the stage for a drop in drilling activity, analysts and financial firms said on Friday. Financial services firm Morningstar ( MORN ) lowered its fair value estimates for the big three oilfield service...

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,...