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fromFortune
1 week ago

'Scandalous': top economist Jeremy Siegel says U.S. sleepwalked into rare-earths crisis as China tightens its grip | Fortune

"It's scandalous that we don't have a rare earth strategic reserve," Siegel told CNBC's Squawk Box Monday, calling it a major security failure. "We let China monopolize 90% of refining rare earth materials. Where were we, realizing the importance of these?" Siegel urged the U.S. to build a rare earth stockpile similar to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which was created in 1975 after the Arab oil embargo left the country exposed to geopolitical blackmail.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Putin recruits 300,000 soldiers as he is preparing 'for war with NATO' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

It has been suggested that Vladimir Putin could be preparing for war with NATO and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said 292,000 recruits signed contract between January and September this year, according to a Russian source. The ISW said the Russian source has "consistently provided accurate reports about changes in the Russian military command". Several thousand of the new recruits have joined reserve forces and since July Putin has been quietly building this up.
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fromHackernoon
6 years ago
Cryptocurrency

Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Underwhelms Investors: What's Next for BTC? | HackerNoon

Cryptocurrency
fromHackernoon
6 years ago

Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Underwhelms Investors: What's Next for BTC? | HackerNoon

Bitcoin's post-election optimism has turned into significant uncertainty and decline following Trump's inauguration.
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