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"The National Security Premium": US Plan To Counter China In Critical Miners Could Drive Up Global Prices The US is pressing its allies to rethink how they source essential minerals, urging them to accept higher prices if it means reducing reliance on China, which currently dominates much of the global supply, according to a new report from Financial Times. According to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, countries working with Washington should expect to pay extra for materials obtained through a proposed network of trusted partners. He framed this added cost as...

Saylor's Strategy Sells 3,588 Bitcoin To Cover Preferred Dividends Authored by Micah Zimmerman via Bitcoin Magazine.com, Strategy sold 3,588 bitcoin for $216 million to fund dividends on its preferred securities, the company disclosed in a Form 8-K on July 6, 2026. The sale marks the largest bitcoin disposal in the company’s history and its most direct admission that its dividend obligations now shape its treasury. Chairman Michael Saylor posted about the transaction on social media. As of July 5, the company held 843,775 bitcoin in its reserves and $2.55 billion in cash. Saylor said...

Chinese Workers Return From Holiday To Find Factories Emptied, Owners Gone Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times, Workers in several parts of China say they returned from the National Day holiday to find their workplaces emptied of equipment, managers gone, and months of wages still unpaid, according to workers and videos circulating on Chinese social media. Workers produce garments for fast fashion e-commerce company Shein in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, on June 11, 2024. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty ImagesThe reports emerged as China's seven-day National Day holiday, which ran from...