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China Tightens Grip on Rare Earth Supply as Prices Surge Ahead of Export Controls

Prices for critical rare earth elements used in artificial intelligence and telecommunications have risen by as much as 50 percent as buyers stockpile supplies ahead of expanded Chinese export controls in November, accelerating the fragmentation of global supply chains into regional blocs.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez Sign Prenup Protecting Their Separate Fortunes
Thieves Steal Antonello da Messina Renaissance Masterpieces From Sicilian Museum
Better.com Founder Who Fired 900 Employees on Zoom Is Ousted as CEO
Italian Speed Camera Issues Nearly 32,000 Fines in 10 Weeks, Worth More Than €3 Million
AI Manager at San Francisco Store Recommends Firing Human Employee
Google Launches Pixel 11 With Gemini AI at the Center of Its Hardware Strategy
Lake Powell Falls to Record Low, Threatening Water and Hydropower Supplies Across the American West
United States Retail Sales Post Sharpest Monthly Drop in More Than a Year
Senate Democrats Demand Intelligence Briefings After Reports of Secret Trump Evacuation in Turkey
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