LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. JOE: TUESDAY EDITION, AS HOUSE REPUBLICANS LOOK ACROSS THE DIVIDE TO THE UPPER CHAMBER DEFINED PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. I'M JOE MATHIEU ALONGSIDE KAILEY LEINZ IN WASHINGTON. IMPORTANT DAY IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. WE ARE ABOUT TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT WHAT STAYS AND WHAT MIGHT COME OUT OF THE BILL WITH ACTION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAPITAL. KAILEY: SOME OF THAT BEING DRIVEN BY SENATORS WHO WANT CHANGE IN SOME DRIVEN BY PROCEDURE AND THE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN WHO IS GOING TO ...

June 9, 2025 02:12 AM GMT China Musings | Asia Pacific How China Is Playing Its Rare Earth Card China's control over rare earth supply has become a calibrated yet assertive tool for strategic influence. Its near-monopoly of the supply chain means rare earths will remain a significant bargaining chip in trade negotiations. China is reshaping its rare earth export controls. Among 17 rare earth elements, China has imposed export controls on seven heavier ones (Dy, Tb, Sm, Gd, Lu, Sc, Y, Exhibit 5 ) and their p ...

[Music] expect it to be a short meeting with a big strong handshake and uh we'll see but that's what we're expecting. Our expectation is that after the handshake uh then immediately after the handshake any export controls from the US will be eased and the rare earths will be released uh in volume and then we can go back to negotiating smaller matters. [Music] [Music] This was a very significant uh sticking point because uh China controls as you know something like 90% of the rare earths and the magnets and ...

Key Takeaways E signs MoU with YPF to join Argentina LNG, a $50B gas export project tied to Vaca Muerta reserves. Agreement includes two FLNG units with a combined output capacity of 12 million tpa. YPF seeks to accelerate timelines by leveraging E experience from Congo and Mozambique.Eni S.p.A. (E) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Argentina’s state energy giant YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) , marking its potential involvement in the $50 billion Argentina LNG project — one of the most ambi ...

Semiconductor stocks rose Monday as a White House official indicated restrictions on chip exports to China could be lessened through trade talks taking place in London. https://t.co/VIMrjLApw4 ...

We are [Music] doing well with China. China is not easy. Just like just like your your home country is not easy there. Uh I think we're doing very well. They're over there now. I'm only getting good reports. It's a little early, but they'll be calling in soon. In fact, probably when I get back, I'll have my first call from them. We want to open up China. And if we don't open up China, maybe we won't do anything. But we want to open up China. It'll be a great thing for China, great thing for the rest of the ...

This is an incredibly complex issue, and it underscores a really important point, the fact that we have become so dependent on elements like critical minerals and the permanent magnets we need for our commercial sector, our defence sector, so much so that we actually have to give up a really important national security concerns, including dual use items. I really want to stress the definition of dual use, dual use items that China is seeking us to relax our export controls on are various types of air chips, ...

Trade talks between US officials and Chinese officials are underway in London as the two nations look to build on a truce brokered back in May. The talks were announced last week after a long anticipated phone call between President Trump and China's Xiinping. US Treasury Secretary Scott Besson and the Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and trade representative Jameson Greer will meet with Chinese officials in the Monday meeting.The talks aimed to resolve issues such as rare earth exports, tariffs, and restri ...

US and Chinese officials including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson, and US Trade Rep. Jameson Greer are in London Monday for trade negotiations as both nations work to reach a deal while hefty reciprocal tariffs are paused. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hasset telling CBS he's quote very comfortable with the prospect of the US and China reaching a deal. Wendy Schiller, Brown University professor of political science joins us now for more. Wendy, great to speak wi ...

US and Chinese officials including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson, and US Trade Rep. Jameson Greer are in London Monday for trade negotiations as both nations work to reach a deal while hefty reciprocal tariffs are paused. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hasset telling CBS he's quote very comfortable with the prospect of the US and China reaching a deal. Wendy Schiller, Brown University professor of political science joins us now for more. Wendy, great to speak wi ...