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Expectations for the 3rd Trump-Xi summit since Trump returned to power were modest, and the meeting delivered limited concrete outcomes: a two-month extension of the trade war truce, lower tariffs on some US and Chinese goods, an agreement to talk more about AI risks, two pandas for the Atlanta zoo, and a potential MOU between the US and Chinese militaries on crisis prevention and management. As I wrote in an analysis of the summit, Xi Jinping came away with a larger diplomatic and strategic win. He was greeted personally by President Trump upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base and hosted for a lavish White House dinner. Those optics can be displayed to the domestic Chinese audience as evidence that China is now a peer of the United States, and its leader Xi is a peer of the US president, Donald Trump. Summits are rare opportunities to advance policy agendas, and this meeting fell short. The two leaders reportedly talked for about 90 minutes with consecutive interpretation. In my view, the leaders of the world's two largest economies failed to seize the opportunity to discuss how to address bilateral, regional and global challenges: AI risks, technology competition, Taiwan, China's rare earth exports, and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. The result was a summit that preserved the fragile stability in the US-China relationship without addressing the broader challenges that make it so consequential. On today's episode, we'll talk to a renowned Chinese scholar about his perspective on the summit and where U.S.-China relations may be headed next. I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Da Wei, Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University and one of China's leading scholars on U.S.-China relations. Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction [02:32] Competing Views of a New Framework [05:19] Will a Warm Reception Lead to Changes in Chinese Policy?[10:18] Will the Fourth Period Effort Last? [14:02] Barriers to Bilateral Dialogue [18:07] Comparing the U.S. and Chinese Readouts [21:24] Beijing's View of a Military-to-Military MOU [25:41] Greater Chinese Confidence = Greater Restraint [31:17] Trump and Xi on Taiwan [36:58] Lai Ching-te and Cross Strait Integration [40:20] What Can Be Achieved In Between
Harena Rare Earths PLC (OTCQB: CRMNF) is a London Stock Exchange Listed natural resources company that is strategically positioned to supply critical rare earth magnet metals, neodymium, praseodymium (NdPr) and dysprosium, terbium (DyTb) into supply chains supporting for renewable energy production and Defense Industry manufacturing. Ivan Murphy, the Executive Chairman of Harena Rare Earths, joins us to discuss the company's ionic clay rare earth project in Madagascar, recent government backing, and the company's strategic positioning in the critical minerals supply chain as Western economies seek to reduce dependence on China. View Podcast Transcript
Europe's exposure to technologies and supply chains it does not control is becoming harder to ignore.In this episode of This Week in European Tech, Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Andrew J Scott of 7percent Ventures look at that problem from several angles. The discussion starts with US–China tensions over rare earths before turning to Europe's own reliance on Chinese refining capacity and how difficult it would be to rebuild more of that industrial capability closer to home. They also examine the intensifying AI price war. OpenAI and Anthropic are making frontier intelligence cheaper, while open-source models are gaining ground. But lower prices do not necessarily make enterprises more independent: once models are integrated deeply into workflows, switching providers can carry its own technical, legal and operational costs. The conversation then moves to autonomous AI agents, what happens when they behave in unexpected ways and how Europe is beginning to define liability when AI-powered products cause harm. They close with signs of movement elsewhere in the European ecosystem, from semiconductor investment to pension capital entering venture. HighlightsWhat US–China rare-earth tensions reveal about Europe's own dependenciesWhy refining capacity matters as much as access to raw materialsHow the AI price war is changing enterprise buying decisionsWhy cheaper models may still leave companies locked into providersHow open-source AI is gaining ground inside enterprisesWhat autonomous agents mean for security and accountabilityHow Europe is approaching AI product liabilityWhy recent semiconductor and pension-fund moves matter for European tech
Rare earth metal magnets are used in items including iPhones, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and more.
Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd (LSE:RBW, OTC:RBWRF, FRA:RR1) CEO George Bennett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's partnership with Neo Performance Materials, progress at the Phalaborwa project and plans that could support a potential US IPO. Bennett was joined by technical director Dave Dodd to discuss the technical work and the significance of adding Neo's expertise to the project's flowsheet. Bennett said Rainbow Rare Earths evaluated a number of potential technical partners before selecting Neo, pointing to its extensive experience in rare earth separation and its existing operations. He said the partnership also supports Rainbow Rare Earths' aim of becoming part of a Western rare earth supply chain, with Neo operating separation facilities and a new permanent magnet facility in Estonia. Discussing the relationship, Bennett said: “We decided to select Neo, and we're very pleased that Neo selected Rainbow as well, because it was a two-way process.” Dodd discussed the technical progress at Phalaborwa and the work completed ahead of the solvent extraction stage. He said the inclusion of Neo's process represented “the very last piece that we needed.” Bennett also addressed the company's plans to bring forward a study in the fourth quarter, saying this would allow Rainbow Rare Earths to progress permitting and begin project financing negotiations. He said 75% of the flowsheet was already at DFS-level engineering. The interview also covers the potential for a US IPO. Bennett said: “We know that the market would like Rainbow to be listed in New York,” adding that the company believes a US listing could provide access to a larger capital base. Rainbow Rare Earths continues to target early construction at the end of 2027, full construction in 2028 and early production in 2029. Visit Proactive's YouTube channel for more interviews and market updates. Give the video a like, subscribe to the channel and enable notifications for future content. Read Proactive's Editorial Policy here: https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/pages/editorialPolicy #RainbowRareEarths #RareEarths #Phalaborwa #NeoPerformanceMaterials #CriticalMinerals #RareEarthMining #RareEarthElements #WesternSupplyChain #USIPO #MiningInvesting #MiningStocks #ProjectFinance #ProactiveInvestors
The civil war in Myanmar is Asia's deadliest ongoing conflict – yet despite violence which has killed more than 100,000 people it rarely dominates international headlines. In today's episode Oz Katerji talks to Matthew Campbell, reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek, about the drivers of this complex, factionalised war, the battle for the country's rare natural resources, and the reaction of the international community. Read Matthew Campbell's Bloomberg article ‘The War the World Forgot' here. • Find out if you're owed on car finance at refundclub.co.uk/drill • Refund Club is a trading style of Sandsford Law Limited, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA no. 8008114). Checking is free. A fee is payable only if your claim is successful. Eligibility: car finance taken out in the UK between 2007 and 2021. The average claim is around £829 per agreement; this is an average and not a guarantee of the amount you will receive. You can also claim yourself for free by contacting your lender or the Financial Ombudsman Service. refundclub.co.uk/drill • Support us on Patreon to keep This Is Not A Drill producing thought-provoking podcasts like this. Written and presented by Oz Katerji. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
01:15 Trump Greets Xi in Person at Joint Base Andrews01:51 Flow of Rare Earths on Agenda at Trump-Xi Meeting02:47 Senators Urge Rubio to Release $15B Aid to Taiwan03:58 Communities Testify on CCP's Religious Persecution05:31 Beijing's Long Arm on American Soil06:58 Why U.S. Must Be Mindful of China's Economic Aggression07:45 U.S. Uses AI to Detect China's Tariff Evasion: Navarro13:09 Researcher: Taiwan Should Not Fear Trump-Xi Summit14:18 Taiwan Vows to Continue Pushing for U.S. Arms Deals15:20 Capitol Hill Hearing on China Human Rights Concerns17:31 Spider-Man Toy Highlights China's Forced Labor
September 24, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Reuters business and auto reporter Kalea Hall about automotive supply chains and Chinese competition. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The US plans to support development of Kenya's rare earth and niobium industries at Mrima Hill. Could the deal boost jobs and growth, or deepen Kenya's dependence on foreign partners?
China controls as much as 95–99% of the world's heavy rare earth processing.Your phone, your car, the wind turbines on the horizon, the F-35 fighter jet; all of them run on permanent magnets made from a handful of obscure elements, and nearly every gram of it passes through Chinese hands before it reaches the rest of the world. Beijing didn't seize this position overnight. It's the result of three decades of Western capital and regulation walking away from an industry China chose to dominate. Now, with export freezes already hitting Japan and rattling European car makers, analyst and author Tomasz Nadrowski explains how deep the West's dependency really runs and whether Australia's own rare earth deposits can help close the gap before it's too late.Guest: Tomasz Nadrowski, author of Mineral War: China's Quest for Weapons of Mineral Destruction. Get in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.auFind all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.
Price per share is only half the story. Multiply it by shares outstanding and you get the number that matters: market capitalization, the market's current price tag on a public company. And for the 43rd time, it's time to turn that lesson into a game. David welcomes Motley Fool analyst Yasser El-Shimy and longtime Fool producer and personality Mac Greer for ten companies spanning cloud software, credit cards, Norwegian energy, sleep apnea, community banking, rare-earth minerals, biotech real estate, and 78,000 miles of pipelines. Along the way: two Throwdowns, the King-Sharon rule, some company-history surprises—and a coveted future seat in the March Market Cap Madness Final Four hanging in the balance. As always, the most important contestant is you. Agree or disagree with the stated ranges, risk the extra half-point by calling higher or lower when you dare, keep your own score—and see whether you can beat the Fools. Companies Mentioned: ARE, AXP, EQNR, INSP, JKHY, KMI, LOB, MP, WDAY, ZM Host: David GardnerGuests: Yasser El-Shimy, Mac GreerProducer: Bart Shannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The summit between President Trump and China President Xi Jinping will be "critical," says Kevin Hincks. Some things to keep an eye on during Jinping's visit include discussions on AI, rare earths, and curbing tensions with Iran. Kevin also explains what President Trump's tentative U.S. diesel export ban means for the economy as diesel prices remain near all-time highs. He turns to the latest economic data for the housing market in MBA mortgage applications. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about
Send us Fan MailOn this episode, Tom and Bert cover and discuss some great SONGS with the "ORIGINAL" Artist vs "REMAKE" Artist. This is Part 2.Some amazing songs were recorded thru the decades and the guys go through the songs that they enjoyed with multiple Artists singing the same tunes.Listen in as we discuss the merits of these songs and give our straight up opinions on who we believe is the Winner of each of these versions/"bouts". There are really no losers. Do you all have a favorite version? Let us know.CHAPTERS:(:30) INTRO(1:37) Match #1--- "Mony,Mony"- Tommy James & The Shondells vs Billy Idol(5:11) Match #2--- "You Were Always on my Mind"- Elvis Presley vs Willie Nelson & The Pet Shop Boys(12:18) Match #3--- "Then You can tell me Goodbye"- The Casinos vs Neal McCoy(16:22) Match #4--- "I Heard it through the Grapevine"- Gladys Knight & The Pips vs Marvin Gaye & Creedence Clearwater Revival(29:01) Match #5--- "Light my Fire" - The Doors vs Jose Feliciano(45:00) Match #6--- "(I Know) I'm Losing You"- The Temptations vs Rare Earth & Rod StewartAnd it's a wrap! See y'all next week with our Part 3 of Originals vs Remakes!Enjoy the show!You can email us at reeldealzmoviesandmusic@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page, Reel Dealz Podcast: Movies & Music Thru The Decades to leave comments and/or TEXT us at 843-855-1704 as well.
American Rare Earths Chief Development Officer Andrew Conover joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's first certified assay results from the initial six HQ core holes completed as part of its 2026 Feasibility Study drilling program at the Cowboy State Mine within the Red Mountain Project in Wyoming. Conover said the results continue to validate the strength and continuity of the rare earth mineralization at Red Mountain, with broad zones of near-surface mineralization confirmed across the first six holes. The assays returned a pooled average grade of 3,497 parts per million (ppm) Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO), significantly above the project's resource cut-off grade of 1,000 ppm TREO. Among the highlights, drill hole HC26-RM051 delivered a maximum single-sample assay of 9,084 ppm TREO over a 3.02-metre interval, underscoring the presence of high-grade mineralization within the deposit. Approximately 93% of all certified sampled intervals exceeded the company's established resource cut-off grade, further supporting the consistency and scale of the mineralized system. Across 386 geological assay intervals analyzed to date, TREO grades averaged 3,497 ppm, with a median grade of 3,879 ppm. Conover noted that the results align closely with the existing Cowboy State Mine geological model and Mineral Resource Estimate, providing additional confidence in the deposit's size, grade distribution and potential economic viability. The drilling program is a key component of the company's ongoing feasibility study work, which is designed to support future development decisions and enhance resource confidence. With certified assay results now received from six of the planned 18 HQ core holes, American Rare Earths expects additional assay data from the remaining 12 holes as laboratory processing and technical reviews continue. The company's geological team is integrating the new drilling data with detailed geological logging, lithological interpretations and the existing resource model to refine its understanding of the deposit. The expanded dataset is expected to play an important role in resource classification work, geological modelling and broader feasibility study activities. American Rare Earths said further results will be released as assays become available and quality assurance reviews are completed, with the company continuing to advance Red Mountain as one of North America's most significant emerging rare earth development projects. #proactiveinvestors #americanrareearthslimited #asx #arr #otcqx #arrnf #adr #amrry #wyomingrareinc #RareEarths #CriticalMinerals #RedMountain #CowboyStateMine #TREO #Mining #ResourceDevelopment #EnergyTransition #FeasibilityStudy #DrillingResults #CleanEnergy #WyomingMining #CriticalMaterials
Barkly Rare Earths: Will this Aussie rare earths play end up at biblical scale? ASX-listed Barkly Rare Earths Managing Director Craig Wright talks to Matt Birney on Bulls N’ Bears about the massive scale of Barkly’s magnet rare earths deposit in Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kevin Fong has spent his working life in high-risk, high-performance teams. He flies as a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service doctor, has worked on NASA's human spaceflight programme, and was part of the UK's frontline response to major incidents and terror attacks. In this episode, he joins Professor of Environment and Society, Helen Czerski, to discuss some of the most challenging and high-pressure emergencies he's witnessed across his varied career and to offer some crucial, counter-intuitive insights into how the best teams and organisations succeed against the odds, learn from failure and go again. Fong suggests that decisions in the face of irreducible uncertainty are the ultimate team sport and their success depends wholly on the wider systems that support them. The ultimate lessons are these: never lose sight of the humans in the loop, and when it comes to managing fast-moving threats in the face of the unknown, the edge of chaos is exactly where you need to be. Kevin Fong Kevin Fong is a medical doctor specialising in anaesthesia and intensive-care medicine and is departmental lead for major-incident planning at UCL Hospitals. He also flies as a doctor with a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, has worked with NASA's human spaceflight programme. In 2020 he was seconded as National Clinical Adviser to NHS England's Covid-19 Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Team. Helen Czerski is Professor of the Environment and Society at UCL's Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her research focus is the physics of breaking waves and bubbles at the ocean surface. She has been a regular presenter on the BBC since 2011, where she stands out for her enthusiasm, insight and storytelling ability. She is the co-host of BBC Radio 4's flagship climate and environment show Rare Earth. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week I sat down with Gloria Xiong, Assistant Professor of Government at Colby College, and Jessica Chen Weiss, the David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, to discuss their new Foreign Affairs essay, "How China Found Its Most Potent Weapon: The Real History of Beijing's Rare Earth Dominance." The story everyone tells is one of foresight — a master plan hatched by Deng Xiaoping and now coming to fruition. Gloria and Jessica argue the reality was far messier: reform-era export mania, environmental catastrophe, defiant local governments, scarcity anxiety, and a lesson in chokepoint weaponization that Beijing learned from Washington. Getting the story wrong, they argue, feeds an action-reaction spiral that neither side started and neither fully controls — and with the Busan truce expiring in November, the stakes could hardly be higher.09:31 — "The Middle East has oil, China has rare earths": what Deng Xiaoping actually said, and how a quote got recruited for a story he wasn't telling12:33 — Why the master plan narrative is so irresistible across the partisan spectrum in Washington15:40 — The cheap and dirty origins: reform-era export mania, thousands of small mines, and rare earths sold "at the price of cabbage and dirt"19:06 — The West as co-author of the chokepoint: offshoring the pollution, and the stockpile that was never built21:53 — Beijing's struggle to control its own industry: quotas, "crime rings," and the partially failed 2002 consolidation25:13 — September 2010: what really happened with the "embargo" against Japan, and why Beijing may have learned about it from Japanese customs28:47 — Fans and fire hoses: how bottom-up nationalism can commit Beijing to coercive postures it didn't choose32:13 — The debate inside China after 2010: protectionists versus Hong Feng's warning against using rare earths as "political chips"35:44 — The 2015 WTO ruling: China complied — was it a rule-taker, or did it simply lack the tools to do anything else?38:06 — Learning from Washington: Huawei, the Export Control Law, the China Rare Earth Group, and what distinguishes learning from planning40:24 — The 2022–2024 ledger: what's the evidence for an action-reaction spiral beyond the timeline?44:25 — April 2025: coercion or bureaucratic pileup? Thirty licensing officials and a 74% collapse in magnet exports47:46 — October 2025: the extraterritorial rule that mirrored the Foreign Direct Product Rule, and the Busan truce52:32 — The countdown to November: hawks in both capitals, "mutually assured disruption," and Xi's coming state visit55:29 — The limits of leverage on both sides: yttrium, Japan's diversification, and China's own resource insecurity58:32 — From crime rings to two national champions: has the Wild West been tamed, and are central-local relations "fractured"?01:02:21 — Prescriptions: positive reciprocity, licensing Chinese technology, and managing interdependence rather than escaping it01:05:51 — Everyone else: Myanmar, Congo, Australia, and how Beijing thinks about third countries that don't want to choosePaying It ForwardGloria name-checked Wendy Leutert of Indiana University, who works on the reform and global expansion of China's state-owned enterprises and, with Isaac Kardon, on Chinese investment in global ports; Ning Leng of Georgetown University, author of the award-winning Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party State in China; and Ketian Zhang, who has written extensively on Chinese coercion and maritime disputes.Jessica first acknowledged the scholars whose research the essay drew on but couldn't cite in Foreign Affairs: Cory Combs of Trivium China, Arthur Kroeber, Henry Farrell, Duleep Singh, and Julie Klinger. She also flagged Jack Zhang, who runs the Trade War Lab at the University of Kansas, and Kyle Jaros and Sara Newland, who are writing a book on subnational economic statecraft — work that has shaped her thinking on disaggregating what the United States wants, not just what China wants.RecommendationsGloria: Healing the Heart of Democracy by Parker Palmer — a book she first read in a college writing seminar and returned to as she heads back into the classroom.Jessica: The Scientist and the Spy by Mara Hvistendahl, which she uses to close her SAIS seminar on Chinese foreign policy as a reminder about proportionality; and Ann Patchett's new novel Whistler.Kaiser: Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose, the 1972 Pulitzer winner — a novel about mining camps in the American West and one of the most fully realized characters in American fiction.Also mentioned: Jessica's recent interview with Daniel Kurtz-Phelan on The Foreign Affairs Interview podcast, and her interview in The Monitor, the newsletter of the Carter Center's U.S.-China Perception Monitor.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jonathan Rowntree, Chief Executive Officer at Niron Magnetics, Inc., joins Double Take to explore how rare-earth-free iron nitride magnets could challenge China's supply-chain dominance, power EVs, data centers and robotics, and create a new advanced-manufacturing opportunity for investors.
Join Mahta Fakhraei-Rad (Mining) for a discussion of recovering rare earth elements from a Canadian Ore and how building efficiencies in the processing of ores could improve extraction processes.
Harena Rare Earths Executive Chairman Ivan Murphy joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a major financing milestone for the company's flagship rare earths project in Madagascar, announcing that Harena has secured a US$5 million project funding facility from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Murphy described the funding as the first step in what could become a broader strategic financing relationship with the DFC and other organizations connected to the U.S. government's critical minerals initiative. He noted that additional funding opportunities may become available as the project progresses through key development milestones and moves closer to commercial production. The funding underscores growing international interest in securing diversified sources of critical minerals outside China, particularly rare earth elements that are essential for electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies, advanced electronics and defense applications. Murphy highlighted that Harena's Madagascar asset is considered one of the largest proven ionic clay rare earth deposits outside China. Unlike many traditional hard-rock rare earth projects, ionic clay deposits offer significant operational advantages because they do not require extensive blasting, crushing or complex mineral processing in the early stages of development. As a result, Harena believes it can move from development to production more rapidly and at a potentially lower capital cost than many competing rare earth projects. The company is currently targeting initial production within approximately 20 to 24 months. A key component of the DFC partnership involves co-funding the construction of an onsite pilot plant and laboratory in Madagascar. Murphy explained that these facilities will allow the company to demonstrate, under real operating conditions, the same concentration and extraction processes that have already been successfully validated through independent laboratory testing. The pilot plant is expected to serve as a critical bridge between laboratory-scale validation and full-scale commercial production. Successful operation of the pilot facility would provide important technical data, support future financing discussions and help de-risk the project for potential strategic partners and investors. Looking ahead, Murphy identified completion of the pilot plant and laboratory as the company's most important objectives over the next two quarters. He said these milestones will play a central role in advancing project financing discussions and demonstrating the commercial viability of the deposit. Murphy also noted growing interest from potential offtake partners, which he believes has been strengthened by the project's connection to the U.S. government's critical minerals strategy. As global manufacturers seek secure and diversified rare earth supply chains, Harena is seeing increased inbound inquiries regarding future supply agreements. #harenaraerearths #otcqb #crmnf #lse #hree #RareEarths #CriticalMinerals #DFC #USDevelopmentFinance #MadagascarMining #RareEarthMining #EnergyTransition #EVSupplyChain #StrategicMetals #MiningNews #CleanEnergy #ResourceInvesting #ProactiveInvestors #SteveDarling
This interview is disseminated on behalf of Eastport Critical Metals Corp.Eastport Critical Metals (TSXV: EVI | OTCQB: EVIIF) CEO Daniel Major discusses the latest drill results from the Semarule Rare Earths Project in Botswana, where hole SEM005 returned a 330-meter mineralized intercept within a broader target area covering approximately 15 km². He also covers the higher-grade zones within the intercept, the presence of magnet rare earth elements, and Eastport's next steps as it awaits results from the remaining drill holes.Learn more: https://eastportcmc.comWatch the full YouTube interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCTiJzUrRIAAnd follow us to stay updated: https://www.youtube.com/@stockstowatchofficial
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Chinese rare earth firms are halting some US shipments amid escalating geopolitical tensions, raising the stakes in what has become one of the most consequential supply chain battles of our era. Rare earth elements underpin everything from electric vehicles to defense systems, and a sustained cutoff would reverberate across multiple sectors of the economy.Today's Stocks & Topics: Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT), Market Wrap, Interest Rates, Lam Research Corporation (LRCX), China's Rare Earth Export Halt: When Supply Chain Leverage Becomes a Market Weapon, HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO), Investing in Land and Timber, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW), The Progressive Corporation (PGR), Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO), Fed Meeting.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Melissa Sanderson returns to unpack why China's grip on the world's supply of rare earths has become one of the most consequential economic stories in the Indo-Pacific, and why a deadline just weeks away could reshape supply chains for everything from smartphones to fighter jets. Mel spent 21 years in the U.S. Foreign Service before moving into mining, and now serves as co-chair of the Critical Minerals Institute and a board member of American Rare Earths.Mel opens with a promise: she'll define rare earths, and then you can promptly forget the definition. What matters is what they do. A small handful of these elements make the magnets inside laptops, cell phones, electric vehicles, wind turbines, data centers, robotics, and missile guidance systems. America's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which carries hundreds of pounds of rare earth content per aircraft, can't fly without them.Mel explains how Beijing built its dominance over four decades: large domestic deposits, a processing and manufacturing chain developed deliberately alongside them, and aggressive acquisition of mining concessions abroad through infrastructure-for-resources deals she calls neocolonial. Washington is now running the same playbook - creating friction with a European Union that accuses the U.S. of using its checkbook to crowd European buyers out of the market.But the real chokepoint isn't the rock in the ground. China mines roughly 60% of the rare earths used in magnets and controls 91% of refining and 94% of magnet manufacturing. Everything between the mine and the finished magnet is the issue.When asked whether U.S. government equity stakes in mining companies count as industrial policy, Mel says that's just market economics. Real industrial policy starts with the end user and works backward to the mine. What America is doing instead is “shotgunning resources”: building processing plants with no secured supply to run through them.Beijing's suspension of its expanded export controls expires November 10, and the measures snap back automatically unless China acts. Meanwhile, new rules bar Chinese-linked materials from the entire defense magnet supply chain starting January 1. Mel's arithmetic is brutal: the deadline is months away; the fastest U.S. mine-and-processing build is three to four years.Her bottom line? “No mine, no cell phone.” And for now, we need to play nice with China on rare earths.Be sure to subscribe for your weekly Indo-Pacific briefing.Follow Melissa Sanderson on LinkedInFollow us on X, @IndoPacPodcast, LinkedIn or FacebookFollow Ray Powell on X, @GordianKnotRay, or LinkedIn, or check out his maritime transparency work at SeaLightFollow Jim Carouso on LinkedInSponsored by BowerGroupAsia, a strategic advisory firm that specializes in the Indo-Pacific
Interview with George Bennett, CEO of Rainbow Rare EarthsOur previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/rainbow-rare-earths-lserbw-us-govt-backed-miner-targets-2027-production-from-waste-processing-8115Recording date: 9th September 2026Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE:RBW) is pursuing a structurally different route into rare earth supply than most of its peers. Rather than mining hard rock, the company reclaims rare earths from phosphogypsum - the waste residue generated when phosphate rock is processed into phosphoric acid for the fertiliser industry. Because the rare earth content in phosphate rock is too low to mine economically on its own, it has historically been discarded in gypsum waste stacks; Rainbow's proprietary process recovers it from that existing above-ground resource using leaching and ion exchange, avoiding the drilling, crushing and milling costs that dominate capital spending on conventional rare earth projects.The company is advancing two projects built on this model. Phalaborwa, in South Africa, is the more advanced of the two, currently 75% through its definitive feasibility study, with a post-tax IRR estimated at 38% using December 2024 spot pricing (rising to a CEO-cited 40-45% at more recent pricing), an EBITDA margin of 70-75%, and capital costs of circa $325-350 million. Rainbow currently owns 85% of Phalaborwa, with an option to move to 100% next year. Uberaba, in Brazil, is a joint venture with The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS), in which Rainbow holds 49%. A March 2026 Economic Assessment put Uberaba's post-tax NPV10 at $916 million, IRR at 45%, average annual EBITDA at $217 million over a 30-year mine life, and payback at 1.7 years; a Pre-Feasibility Study for the project formally commenced in September 2026.Management's central argument is that the market has not yet caught up with the combined earnings power of the two projects. CEO George Bennett points to a combined attributable EBITDA estimate of circa $300 million by 2030 - roughly 75% of the EBITDA forecast for Serra Verde, a comparable Brazilian rare earths project that was recently acquired in a deal valuing it at $2.8 billion - against Rainbow's own market capitalisation of circa $250 million. Independent benchmarking cited in the interview supports the cost-position argument: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reportedly ranks Rainbow among the lowest-cost rare earth producers in the West, while Argus Media ranks it among the highest-margin.The investment case is also supported by third-party validation. TechMet, a critical minerals fund holding circa 12% of Rainbow, brought in the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, which has committed $50 million of project equity to Phalaborwa, convertible at Final Investment Decision (expected around Q3 2027). Mosaic, a Fortune 500 fertiliser producer, is Rainbow's partner on Uberaba. Rainbow is also evaluating a U.S. listing, having engaged BMO Capital Markets, partly in response to the disproportionate market cap uplift Mosaic received relative to Rainbow when their joint venture was announced.Remaining funding gaps are relatively modest against committed capacity - circa $70 million at Phalaborwa and circa $50 million at Uberaba - and near-term catalysts include binding offtake term sheets and a solvent extraction technology partner selection, both expected before the end of 2026. Investors should note both projects remain pre-FID, with first production not expected until 2029 (Phalaborwa) and 2030 (Uberaba), and that some reported capital cost figures for Uberaba have varied pending finalised feasibility numbers.Learn more: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/rainbow-rare-earthsSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com/subscribe
The Fermi Paradox: Why the Universe Is Terrifyingly SilentIf you look up at the night sky, you are not just looking across vast distances—you are looking back in time. An alien astronomer observing Earth today from 66 million light-years away would see a planet ruled by dinosaurs, concluding that intelligent life never evolved here. But if a single spacefaring civilization traveling at sub-light speeds could colonize our entire galaxy in just 10 million years—a mere blink in cosmic time—why haven't we detected any signals, probes, or alien megastructures? This eerie quiet is known as the Fermi Paradox. From investigating the Drake Equation to debating whether the "Great Filter" lies in our past or looms menacingly in our future, this video essay dissects the nine potential suspects behind the ultimate cosmic missing person's case. Whether we are being watched in a "Zoo Hypothesis," isolated by a "Dark Forest" of silent hunters, looking with primitive technology, or simply bounded by the Rare Earth theory, the truth behind this silence carries profound implications. Most astonishingly, if we are indeed the very first intelligent civilization to awaken in an empty galaxy, every song, equation, and human life becomes the sole beacon of consciousness in an unimaginable dark expanse. Translating such massive, paradigm-shifting concepts into clear, articulate ideas is an essential skill for every thinker.
Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd (LSE:RBW, OTC:RBWRF, FRA:RR1) CEO George Bennett spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the start of the preliminary feasibility study (PFS) for the Uberaba rare earths project in Brazil with Mosaic, outlining work to further define the project's resource, processing characteristics and economics. Bennett said the PFS follows March's initial economic assessment, which showed "very, very strong economics" at spot rare earth prices, with the company on track for what it expects will be a positive PFS. He also discussed work by SRK to prepare a maiden JORC mineral resource estimate for Uberaba. Mosaic holds a large phosphate resource feeding its phosphoric acid plant there, and Rainbow has identified rare earths in the associated phosphogypsum, grading around 5,100 ppm total rare earth oxides. The resource work will assay existing core and review historical data to confirm consistency, with Bennett suggesting this could establish Uberaba as a very long-life project. The current study covers one phosphoric acid production line, with potential for a second. Bennett also explained why Mosaic is sending another six tonnes of phosphogypsum for pilot testing, examining factors like leach residence time and temperature, drawing on IP developed through Rainbow's Phalaborwa project. On economics, Bennett highlighted March's assessment showing a $916 million NPV and 45% IRR: "We expect the PFS will deliver very, very strong economic numbers," with completion targeted for the second half of 2027 ahead of a potential definitive feasibility study and construction. Visit Proactive's YouTube channel for more interviews and company updates. If you found this video useful, give it a like, subscribe to the channel and enable notifications for future content. Read Proactive's Editorial Policy here: https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/pages/editorialPolicy #RainbowRareEarths #Uberaba #RareEarths #CriticalMinerals #Mosaic #RareEarthElements #Mining #BrazilMining #Phosphogypsum #JORC #PreFeasibilityStudy #PFS #MiningInvestment #CriticalMaterials #InvestorNews #Proactive
The old “buy the S&P 500 and forget it” playbook may be getting riskier. Wealthion CEO Steven Feldman joins Maggie Lake to explain why rising deficits, persistent inflation, a weakening dollar, elevated stock valuations, and massive AI concentration are changing the investing landscape. Feldman lays out how investors should think about diversification in this new regime — including the role of gold, cash, real assets, energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and other scarce assets — and why protecting what you've already built may matter more than chasing the next huge return.
Bolivia's Cerro Rico has been spewing out tons of silver for centuries. It was the economic bellows of the Spanish Revolution, whose lust for the precious metal came at the price of some eight million slaves. Some of the empire's earliest gangs formed around the Cerro. They were called ‘Jukus,' and one man stood above (or below) them all. Today's there's another, modern silver rush at Cerro Rico — and it's being led by the green energy revolution. EVs, wind turbines and data centers are all hungry for silver. Its price has almost quadrupled. That has brought a new wave of organized crime to Bolivia. This time they're smart, and armed. And the only people holding them back are a band of women packing nothing but dogs and sticks of dynamite. But Bolivia isn't alone. The race for rare-earth minerals has drawn cartels to mines across Latin America, killing miners and taking over entire operations from Quito to Cali. This documentary-style episode digs into organized crime's newest trend — and shows how dirty clean energy really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1 (8.20) Callers who were at Ontario Motor Speedway on April 6, 1974 tell it themselves — the bands, the heat, and the ones who admit they were way too young to be there.The whole hour belongs to California Jam. Callers walk us through what it was actually like to be on that speedway floor: one day, eight acts, a site about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, and a crowd that set the record for the highest paid attendance of any rock concert to that point. Then the lineup, act by act — Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer co-headlined, with Black Sabbath, the Eagles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Seals & Crofts, Black Oak Arkansas and Rare Earth — plus the parts people forget, like the fact that ABC put it on television in prime time while KLOS ran the FM simulcast. The confessions come next: listeners who owned up to going knowing full well they were too young to be there, and how they pulled it off. The hour closes with the crew off the Cal Jam topic entirely, going around the room on who they'd interview if they could pick anyone, living or deadSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode we speak to Hugh Broadhurst, COO at Aclara Resources to discuss one of the biggest challenges facing the critical minerals industry: how the West can build a secure and competitive rare earth supply chain outside of China. We'll explore Aclara's development of SPREC, its plans to connect South American resources with separation capabilities in the United States, and how AI, pilot plants and strategic partnerships could help accelerate the journey from development into commercial production. We continue to discuss the risks of scaling technology from pilot to commercial operations, what can and can't be accelerated through AI, and why simply discovering more rare earth deposits isn't enough to create genuine supply-chain independence. KEY TAKEAWAYS Simply discovering raw mineral deposits does not ensure independence; true supply chain security requires full control over refining, separation, and metallurgical capabilities. Vertical integration reduces commercial and operational risks by allowing upstream mining operations to be balanced specifically for the chemistry and ratios needed downstream. Scaling chemical processes from pilot to commercial production often fails due to basic mechanical material-handling challenges rather than errors in chemical theory. Artificial intelligence and digital twins help convert the complex "art" of multi-stage separation into an exact science by modeling dynamic feedback loops and time variability. BEST MOMENTS "It's not just the molecule you're trying to sell, it's what comes with it." "Having the control means we understand our deposits, we understand the variability, and then it's just about managing it." "The goal here is to take the art out of it and apply science." "It's often not the basic process that doesn't work, it's these annoying little things that happen... everywhere where there's solids, that's what I like to look for." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: rob@mining-international.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org GUEST RESOURCES https://www.aclara-re.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/aclararesources/ https://www.instagram.com/aclara.br/ https://x.com/AclaraResources CONTACT METHOD rob@mining-international.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
Defense Metals President and CEO Mark Tory returns to Mining Stock Daily with an update on the Wicheeda Rare Earth Project in British Columbia. Since April, the company completed winter and spring drilling, ran a 30-ton beneficiation pilot, and moved into hydromet testing to produce a separated NdPr oxide in-house rather than sell bulk concentrate. Tory covers a $250 million EDC letter of interest, a $32 million federal grant application now in full review, and an ongoing MOU with Hanwha despite losing Canada's submarine contract to Germany. He also addresses the stock's underperformance and Chairman Guy de Selliers' network.
Everyone weaponized trade policy at once this month, and the targets weren't always the obvious ones. Trump's latest tariff threats landed on the EU in retaliation for European fines on tech firms, which makes this a regulatory fight dressed up as a trade fight - and means every EU competition decision is now a potential tariff-triggering event. Add a threatened 100% tariff on generic drugs, and the low-cost end of the US supply chain starts looking fragile. Meanwhile the bill from the Iran war is arriving late but arriving. Strategic reserves are thinning, diesel and jet fuel are tight, and the Houthis are now vowing a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, which puts the other oil export route in play alongside Hormuz. The New York Times Peter S. Goodman takes the diesel crisis all the way down to Bangladeshi smallholder farmers who need it to pump water, which is a useful corrective to the European trucking angle. Heat is doing macro damage too: Europe's grids were built for a different climate, and retrofitting Switzerland alone for cooling carries a price tag in the hundreds of billions of francs. Then there's China, which is quietly running the export control playbook it spent five years complaining about. Beijing is tightening controls on outbound investment by companies and citizens, Huawei has engineered its way around US export controls with chip stacking and other workarounds, and the emerging assessment is that China came through the trade war in better shape than most of us assumed. Ardian and Rob get into whether export controls actually do anything beyond forcing innovation, whether the "Chinese model is collapsing" story is analysis or politics, and what it means for an export machine if the rest of the world eventually can't afford to buy. Which leads to Europe. The EU is talking tougher on Chinese overcapacity and subsidies, but China can retaliate faster through rare earths and critical inputs. Brussels keeps signing rules-based agreements - Mercosur, Switzerland, the post-Brexit deal - covering tariffs, services, labour and environmental standards, digital rules and investment protection, while US deals go transactional and bilateral. The awkward part: Europe hasn't actually used any of those agreements against subsidized Chinese manufacturing yet. Plus: TS correspondent Michelle returns from six months inside the Walmart employees subreddit with a report on drone cages in the parking lot, stolen Zebra scanners, and Walmart's two podcasts. There's a global whey protein shortage, a Geneva perch bumper crop, a man who allegedly stole a Sea-Doo in Canada and livestreamed his illegal border crossing, and an Air Canada pilot who spent 17 years in the cockpit without a licence.
ST Engineering and CapitaLand Investment deliver stronger earnings - but which has the more compelling growth story from here? Michelle Martin breaks down the numbers and what investors should be watching next. Why did Cisco fall despite beating expectations? What does Bank of America’s US$1.9 billion Jio Credit deal say about its ambitions in India? Why are SK Hynix and Samsung in focus amid reports of Temasek investment plans? And what does a US$12.5 billion Lakers valuation tell us about the value of elite sports franchises? Plus, Digital Core REIT, NTT DC REIT and Food Empire enter the local spotlight; and Google’s latest Pixel phones raise a bigger question - is AI really enough to make us upgrade our smartphones?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adam, Paul and Lyndon discuss the Toffees' pre-season win over Newcastle at Murrayfield which saw Thierno Barry score again, Tyrique George find the net for the first time in Everton colours and Iliman Ndiaye convert from the spot.They mull over the pros and cons of the Brennan Johnson–Dwight McNeil swap deal and the never-ending full-back saga.Finally, this week's game of ChatEFC goes back to another game under David Moyes, this time from December 2011. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
While markets started the week on a red session, SpaceX (SPCX) rallied and closed above its $135 IPO stock price for the first time in nearly a month. Rare earths also shined on the trading day. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas take investors through their top takeaways for Monday. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about
This week's episode is brought to you by the colors: yellow, orange, and brown. The 8th volume of our deep dive into the trippy and groovy beginnings of the heavy stuff! Cut your lava lamp on, gaze at that blacklight poster through the haze of purple smoke, and join your favorite rock n' roll grave robbers as they dig deep into the core of 70s Acid Rock n' Proto Metal crypt to unearth some obscure bands that helped influence and mold what would become known as Heavy Metal. What is it that we do here at InObscuria? Well, we exhume obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. This particular episode is planted firmly in the LOST category, as all of these recordings occurred between 1970 – 1973. As always, our hope is that we turn you on to something new in a genre and decade that you may have thought you already knew everything there was to know. Songs this week include: Zoot - “Hey Pinky” from Zoot Out (1971) Head Over Heels - “Road Runner” from Head Over Heels (1971) Fresh Blueberry Pancake - “Hassels” from Heavy (1970) Wicked Lady - “I'm A Freak” from Psychotic Overkill (1972) Irish Coffee - “Can't Take It” from Irish Coffee (1971) Light Of Darkness - “Movin' Along” from Light Of Darkness (1971) Ancient Grease - “Mother Grease The Cat” from Women And Children First (1970) Jane - “Here We Are” from Here We Are (1973) Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/ https://bonelesspodcasting.com/shows/in-obscuria https://www.facebook.com/InObscuria https://twitter.com/inobscuria https://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/ Buy cool stuff with our logo on it: InObscuria Store Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/ If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/ If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/
In the midst of the US-China trade conflict last year, Beijing unsheathed its fiercest weapon. By ramping up restrictions on exports of rare earth metals – crucial elements for high-tech manufacturing – China forced the US to climb down. That show of strength was a wake up call for the US. It has since spent huge sums backing mining companies, penned eye-catching deals and moved to collaborate with allies. But after a little more than a year, how much progress has it made in breaking China's hold on the rare earths supply chain? Featuring: Abigail Hunter of the SAFE Center for Critical Minerals Strategy; Gracelin Baskaran of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Cory Combs of Trivium China; and FT commodities correspondent Camilla Hodgson.Subscribe to Soumaya's show on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.Further reading: China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacyHedge funds raise bets against US-backed critical minerals companies China restricts trading with some US rare earth companiesPresented by Soumaya Keynes. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Original music by Breen Turner. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Manuela Saragosa and Topher Forhecz are the executive producers. Flo Phillips is the FT's head of audio.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi asked a very simple yet important question: If the universe has intelligent civilizations, as so many people believe, where are they? This became known as the Fermi Paradox, and it has been one of the foremost philosophical and scientific questions of our age. One of the most straightforward answers to the Fermi Paradox is also one that many people simply don't want to believe. Learn more about the Rare Earth Hypothesis and how we might actually be alone on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Shop the store at Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com Sponsors Hexclad Get 10% off your order at hexclad.com/DAILY Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a push for the U.S. to build weapons without China's rare earth magnets
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the WTR Small Cap Spotlight, Avalon Advanced Materials CEO Scott Monteith, CFO Lorin Crenshaw, and VP of Corporate Development Chris Sinek join WTR's Tim Gerdeman and Dmitry Silversteyn to discuss the company's strategy to become a North American rare earth and lithium processing platform. The conversation covers Avalon's Nasdaq listing ambitions, a €100 million Finnvera Letter of Interest, current rare earth and lithium market dynamics, and the execution milestones that could reshape the company's valuation over the next 12 to 18 months.
Alan Tonelson and Gordon Chang. Despite a trade truce declared last October, the U.S. remains dependent on China for rare earths and critical minerals. Alan Tonelson notes that while China's domestic economy is weak, it maintains a "chokehold" on products essential for AI and military technology. The Trump administration's decision to remove trade sanctions on Hong Kong is viewed as a puzzling move that may create a hole in the sanctions regime. (3)1902 YEMEN
China's growing use of economic power for strategic and political purposes has become one of the defining features of international competition. Beijing is no longer simply using trade and investment to promote economic growth—it is increasingly deploying a sophisticated toolkit of laws, regulations, export controls, market access, infrastructure investment, and technological standards to advance its broader geopolitical objectives. In today's episode, we'll explore how China's approach to economic statecraft has evolved, how effective it has been, its impact on Chinese foreign policy – especially relations with the United States -- and what governments around the world can do in response. I'm delighted to be joined by Dr. Evan Medeiros, one of the leading experts on Chinese foreign policy, including its use of economic statecraft, to help us unpack these important issues. Dr. Medeiros is the Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the School of Foreign Service and the Cling Family Distinguished Fellow in US-China Studies at Georgetown University. He served seven years in President Obama's NSC first as director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, and then as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia. Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction [01:49] What is Chinese Economic Statecraft? [04:52] How Chinese Leaders Think About Economic Power and Political Influence [06:43] The Evolution of China's Economic Statecraft Toolkit [09:49] Chinese Market Accessibility as Statecraft [14:07] Institutionalizing Economic Statecraft [17:37] How Legal Bodies are Implemented [23:32] Implications for the US-China Relationship [25:36] Strengthening US Economic Statecraft
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Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Listener Q&A episode of The Wright Report, Bryan answers your sharpest questions on the Iran Peace Memo, walking through exactly why the text still hasn't been released, what we know for certain about the money Iran is already collecting, and why his own CIA sources align with Director Ratcliffe's assessment that the IRGC simply cannot be trusted on its nuclear promises. Bryan also takes on the toughest pushback of the week, including a listener threatening to cancel over his Iran coverage, fielding it directly and on the record. He breaks down the rare earth mineral crisis and whether the US can rebuild its supply chain before a potential conflict with China, explains why climate change has functionally become a religion for the American Left, and shares his view on a domestic terror plot targeting the White House that he believes previews what the next 9/11 will actually look like. Plus, Bryan closes with a question about whether America can survive another 250 years, delivering a blunt, geopolitical case for why the answer is yes, but only if the country deals with the threat he considers more immediate than Iran. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32 Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, Iran Peace Memo, IRGC, nuclear program, JD Vance, CIA intel, John Ratcliffe, rare earth minerals, China supply chain, US military munitions, Gavin Newsom, climate change Democrats, Ezra Klein, domestic terror plot, drone attack White House, UFC plot, Mossad, Israel Lebanon, American exceptionalism, midterm elections, SpaceX IPO, Gina Rinehart, mining minerals
Episode 4142 │ June 10, 2026 China has used pandas as a precision geopolitical weapon for 1,400 years. The same strategy that sent bears to Nixon sent Trump to Beijing. Part Four of the Panda Gambit series moves from symbol to weapon, documenting 1,400 years of Chinese panda diplomacy as a precision instrument of state power — from Empress Wu Zetian's 658 AD deployment to Japan through Nixon's National Zoo gift to the 2023 mass global recall that mapped China's alliance structure in real time. Scott Kesterson unpacks the five mythological layers of the Pixiu — the panda's imperial name — including its roles as military sovereignty marker, wealth accumulator, cosmic axis, war-stopping authority, and legitimacy seal, and explains why the panda's black and white markings physically embody the Yin-Yang of Heaven's Mandate. The episode exposes the China Wildlife Conservation Association, the opaque nonprofit receiving $32.5 million annually in unaudited panda lease revenue from 32 countries, whose council includes executives from traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical companies documented using endangered animal parts, and whose illegal branches were wildlife breeding committees — not administrative offices. Scott then traces the 125-year thread from the 1901 Boxer Protocol indemnity through the founding of Tsinghua University on returned American funds to Stephen Schwarzman's personal endowment of a reverse scholarship program at the same institution — with Schwarzman seated in the Beijing summit delegation in May 2026. The episode closes by laying the rare earth fuse for Part Five: China controls 99% of global samarium, 79% of tungsten, and has tightened export controls in a calculated sequence from 2023 to 2025 — leaving the US military unable to rebuild Tomahawk and THAAD inventories without Chinese permission after the Iran campaign burned ten years of production. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED What are the five mythological layers of the Pixiu — the panda's imperial name — and why does its presence or absence in a foreign capital signal peace or war under Chinese cosmological doctrine? What do the financial records of the China Wildlife Conservation Association actually reveal — and why are traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical executives sitting on its council? What is the 125-year thread connecting the Boxer Protocol indemnity, Tsinghua University, Stephen Schwarzman, and the May 2026 Beijing summit? How did China build a structural rare earth dependency into the US military supply chain over 30 years — and what does it cost America to rebuild after the Iran campaign? Why did an American president fly to Beijing rather than the other way around — and what did Xi say in his opening sentence? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939. EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS26: TreadliteBroadforks.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here If you wish to support this podcast directly you can donate here... DONATE: Click here Mailing Address: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR 97479
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