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A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, January 30, 2020.Steve Marcus | ReutersThe rare-earth miner MP Materials will enjoy growing strategic value to the U.S., as geopolitical tensions with China make the supply of critical minerals more uncertain, according to Morgan Stanley.The investment bank upgraded MP Materials to the equivalent of a buy rating with a stock price target of $34 per share, implying 32% upside from Friday’s close.MP Materials owns the only operating rare earth mine in the U.S. at Mountain Pass, California. China dominates the…

Tottenham Hotspur players including Son Heung-Min, Guglielmo Vicario, Dominic Solanke and Micky van de Ven have paid tribute to Ange Postecoglou following his dismissal on Friday.Postecoglou was sacked with the club saying a change was necessary in order “to compete on multiple fronts.”The Australian guided Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years, beating Manchester United in last month’s Europa League final, a result that also secured Champions League qualification for next season. But also oversaw 22 league defeats — the worst Premier League record for a team to avoid relegation — as Tottenham finished 17th.Son, the Tottenham captain, described…

Slate Auto electric vehicles inside the startup’s beta production facility in Lake Orion Township, Michigan.Slate AutoLAKE ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a nondescript supplier park in suburban Detroit, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is building what it hopes will be America’s newest automaker.The facility is filled with dozens of prototypes, crash-tested vehicles, a crude lab vehicle skeleton adorned with wires and, most importantly, a busy “beta” assembly line that has been building electric vehicles since December for the startup, Slate Auto.Slate is using the location — a stone’s throw away from a massive General Motors…

The Taihuttus on a ski trip to Sierra Nevada in southern Spain. They sold everything they owned in 2017 to bet on bitcoin — and now travel full-time as a family of five.Didi TaihuttuA wave of high-profile kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency executives has rattled the industry — and prompted a quiet security revolution among some of its most visible evangelists.Didi Taihuttu, patriarch of the so-called “Bitcoin Family,” said he overhauled the family’s entire security setup after a string of threats.The Taihuttus — who sold everything they owned in 2017, from their house to their shoes, to go all-in on bitcoin when…

CNN  —  A planned exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war failed to take place on Saturday, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of postponing the swap at the last minute, something Ukrainian officials dismissed as “dirty games” from the Kremlin. Russia said Ukraine unexpectedly postponed a transfer involving prisoners of war and the bodies of dead soldiers, leaving more than 1,200 frozen Ukrainian bodies waiting in refrigerated trucks at an exchange point with no one to collect them. Ukraine rejected Russia’s account of the events, saying that the two sides had agreed to exchange seriously wounded and young troops on…

CNN  —  Welcome to Trendlines, your weekly installment of what’s trending up and what’s trending down in sports. This week we’re talking about the NBA Finals, and the emergence of the small market team. Think about the iconic NBA franchises: The Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and, if you indulge me, the New York Knickerbockers. This NBA Finals features two nicknames to never win an NBA title: the Thunder and Pacers. These two teams are from not-so-iconic American cities: Oklahoma City and Indianapolis. So let’s start there with a big downswing. I’m being a bit charitable here…

CNN  —  They’re the Washington couple at the center of power in the Trump administration. They’re also straddling opposing sides of an explosive breakup between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. CNN reported last week that Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff, would be departing her senior role at the White House as a top spokesperson and adviser for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. She was on her way to work for Musk as he went back to running his companies, helping the tech titan manage and arrange interviews unrelated to his…

Dean Chalkley didn’t know exactly what to expect when he visited Ibiza for the first time. It was 1998. The British photographer knew the Spanish island was considered by many to be the “capital of the clubbing world,” renowned for its nightlife, but he had heard mixed reviews. “When you’re about to go there, there’ll be people saying well, it’s not as good as it was one year ago, 10 years ago, 15 years whatever. There’s always that kind of thing,” he said. But as soon as Chalkley visited his first club, he was hooked. “The moment I got there,…

It was the call Manchester United didn’t want to come: the one from Chelsea to tell them Jadon Sancho would be coming back.His return guarantees United a windfall of £5 million, the penalty Chelsea must pay to renege on their agreement to sign Sancho permanently for £25m this summer. It’s not an insignificant amount for a club battling to bring their finances into line, though United would have preferred the full fee and the back of Sancho for good.Sancho’s return is a nightmare scenario for club bosses who know that while it’s vital the right players arrive this summer, it’s…

With more Americans job hopping in the wake of the Great Resignation, the risk of “forgetting” a 401(k) plan with a previous employer has jumped, recent studies show. As of 2023, there were 29.2 million left-behind 401(k) accounts holding roughly $1.65 trillion in assets, up 20% from two years earlier, according to the latest data by Capitalize, a fintech firm.Nearly half of employees leave money in their old plans during work transitions, according to a 2024 report from Vanguard.However, that can come at a cost.More from Personal Finance:Average 401(k) balances drop 3% amid market swingsThe average 401(k) savings rate hit a…