This trade war though was hurting Americans. I mean, our soybean farmers, China had stopped buying the soybeans. China was withholding these rare earth materials that you need for everything from smartphones to build submarines.>> Sure. >> What was the crucial thing. I mean, how tough of a negotiator.>> It was a temporary hurt. It was a hurt because uh I was taking in a lot of money from China. We were doing very well against China.And all of a sudden, they said, you know, we have to fight back. And so they ...

Group 1: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outage - AWS experienced a significant outage that affected access to various popular websites, with services returning to normal by Monday evening [1][6] - The outage was attributed to a technical issue at one of Amazon's key data centers, not a cyber attack [6] Group 2: Apple Inc. - Apple shares reached all-time highs following a positive report on iPhone 17 sales in the U.S. and China [2][3] - Analysts suggest that Apple's advancements in artificial intelligence could significantly enhance its investment outlook [3] Group 3: Corporate Earnings Reports - General Motors exceeded analysts' expectations for earnings per share and revenue in Q3, raising its full-year guidance and seeing an 8.5% surge in premarket trading [5] - Coca-Cola also surpassed forecasts for Q3, with shares rising nearly 2%, although it noted soft demand [5] Group 4: U.S.-Australia Rare Earth Agreement - The U.S. and Australia signed an agreement involving project plans worth up to $8.5 billion to develop a rare earth supply chain independent of China [9][10] - Both countries will contribute $1 billion over the next six months, with total investments exceeding $3 billion [10] - U.S.-listed rare earth stocks saw significant gains, with Cleveland-Cliffs shares soaring over 20% following announcements of potential rare earth mining ventures [10]

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington for talks that will include discussions over the supply chain of rare earth materials https://t.co/oYmjUB96pS ...

Geopolitical Risk - China's spy agency accuses overseas intelligence agencies of stealing controlled rare earth materials [1]