The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining – it’s processing expertise
MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine.
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We studied what happened when financially struggling artists received $1,000 a month, no strings attached, for 18 months
A few commissions, contracts or cancellations can dramatically change an artist's annual earnings.
Electricity supply pushes industrial production up 8.3 pct YoY in March
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) accelerated in March with a rise of 8.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 2.3 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday.
NBG reports profits of 344 mln in Q1, NII at 541 mln
National Bank of Greece (NBG) reported a profit after tax of 344 million euros in Q1, compared to a profit of 381 million euros in Q1 2025, a drop of almost 10 percent year-on-year (YoY).
Fitch leaves rating at 'BBB' and outlook unchanged, sees strong fiscal performance
Fitch reaffirmed on Friday Greece’s rating at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, citing stronger fiscal and macroeconomic fundamentals, resilient growth, and improved policy credibility, while noting that the country still faces structural vulnerabilities stemming from the debt crisis.
Inside the £10bn Schroder family sale
Plus, blissful ignorance at Milken, soaring US market concentration and the London Wine Fair
Parry and thrust from Mitsotakis as Tsipras prepares for own offensive
With the election clock now ticking audibly in Athens, the political atmosphere has shifted into a more charged phase: the government is grappling with a restless electorate and internal unease and, while the opposition senses an opening.
Top ECB official attacks German opposition to UniCredit’s bid for Commerzbank
Central bank’s outgoing vice-president Luis de Guindos says Berlin’s intervention goes ‘against spirit of single market’
Will the ECB shift tack on the digital euro?
Central bank appears to be shifting its focus more to wholesale markets
Britain’s bridging loan woes rattle US private credit firms
High-octane area of mortgage market under scrutiny following messy collapses
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