How America and its allies can break free of Chinese rare earth dependency is a geopolitical priority with sweeping economic ramifications but no easy answer.

In an increasingly connected world, rare earth metals with odd names such as lanthanum, cerium and yttrium have become strategic assets. They are used in everything from mobile phones to wind turbines to electric vehicles.

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The head of Scout Motors said the upstart automaker is engineering some components to reduce the need for rare earth materials, an issue that has become critical to the car industry and taken center stage in US trade negotiations with China.

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Berjaya Land Bhd. is set to explore and develop the mining of rare earth elements and other minerals in Malaysia’s northern Perlis state.

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European truckmaker Volvo Group has been seeking alternative sources of rare earths and Daimler Trucks has been building inventories to deal with supply issues linked to Chinese export curbs, saying lessons had been learned from the chip crisis.

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James Litinsky, MP Materials CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk rare earth deal with China, its supply chain, CapEx plans, and more.