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Tech Heads Accompany Trump on China Trip
Bloomberg Television· 2026-05-16 12:57
These are companies that president Trump made clear. They want to have a wide door opened to them to be able to sell to the Chinese consumer. Look.Apple, we have seen Tim Cook's legacy being the ability to navigate China, whether that's the consumer of China, which more recently in their earnings saw a real reamplification of the amount of sales that they're getting out of the Chinese consumer right now. So we're really starting to see iPhone demand coming back to that country. But most importantly, it's a ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-05-14 20:56
In an office a few blocks from the White House, a group of former Wall Streeters is at the forefront of the Pentagon’s ambitious plan to crack China’s critical-minerals stranglehold https://t.co/ScBWAYnZiy ...
Inside the South Korean mines that will provide U.S. with key metal for Iran War
NBC News· 2026-05-14 00:06
One of these blasts is the United States at war. The other is to rebuild the country's weapons stockpile. But what brought us to the eastern mountains of South Korea isn't just about weapons.It's the global battle for the Earth's key resources. Every missile and mmunition the US military has fired in the war against Iran has burned through stockpiles of advanced weapons and ammunition, including tomahawk, Patriot, and precision strike missiles. The risk that the US may not have enough if there was ever a wa ...
The Founders Who Left Tesla to Rebuild America | a16z
a16z· 2026-05-13 14:39
The US is 50 years behind on critical mineral supply. We are too slow at designing, building, and ramping up new minerals capacity even after we have licensed to operate. >> Even though there's so much innovation happening at the edge of the grid, on the other side of the wire, there's really been no change.>> You both came out of Tesla. What does the Tesla model give you that a traditional industrial company doesn't have. >> The belief that you can innovate on systems that are old and archaic.If the outcom ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-05-12 21:15
Japanese trading house Sojitz Corp. is looking to Southeast Asia and other regions as new potential sources of rare earths outside Australia, as it aims to boost output and diversify its supply chain of the highly sought-after materials. https://t.co/cwvb4h1sBy ...
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The Economist· 2026-05-10 10:00
High-end cricket bats, which can retail for over £1,000 ($1,350), are almost all produced from English willow. That is becoming more difficult https://t.co/flFKCzcKKY ...