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The US is trying to rebuild its domestic supply chain for rare earth elements, but is facing a challenge in finding talent to run the facilities. Rare earth plants are complicated and expensive to build, and chemical engineers and metallurgists experienced in rare earths have nearly gone extinct in America. The federal government and universities are trying to rebuild the pipeline of skilled workers, but the US produces far fewer mining graduates than China, and the industry faces an economic hurdle in attracting specialists.

For more, Carol and guest host Lisa Mateo speak with Jacob Lorinc, Bloomberg News Mining & Metals Reporter
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The US military attacked Iran for a second day and Tehran retaliated against American allies in the Persian Gulf, raising fears of a return to war after little progress in efforts to secure a diplomatic outcome.US Central Command said on X about 90 targets were hit overnight — after 80 the previous day — “to further degrade” Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran reported strikes on the perimeter of a nuclear power plant and two railway bridges connecting the capital to the city of Mashhad, where former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being buried on Thursday.

The Islamic Republic responded by targeting US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, according to the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency. Jordan intercepted eight Iran-launched missiles, according to that country’s state-owned TV.

Today's episode features:
Edward Fishman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations on Iran latest
Aaron Mulvihill, Global Alternatives Strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management on mkt reaction to Iran/tech trade, IPO and earnings outlook
Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg News Senior Technology Reporter on Zuckerberg Sets ‘Aggressive’ Price With Meta’s Pay-to-Use AI
Nancy Cook, Bloomberg News Senior National Political Correspondent on Democratic Infighting Puts Party’s Midterm Targets at Risk
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New Zealand’s farms are set to become a real-life laboratory for one of agriculture’s toughest climate challenges — reducing the methane cows and sheep belch. After years of research and investment, the country is on the cusp of giving farmers the first of a new generation of tools to curb the amount of the greenhouse gas livestock emit. Whether they can be deployed at the scale and speed needed to meaningfully reduce emissions and satisfy climate goals remains uncertain.

For more, Carol and guest host Bailey Lipshultz spoke with Tracy Withers, Bloomberg News Reporter
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President Donald Trump said the US would probably launch further strikes on Iran and could resume a blockade on the country’s ports, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran and raising the prospect of a return to all-out war. “We hit them very hard last night,” Trump said Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. “Probably hit them hard again tonight.”
Today’s episode features:
Will Todman, CSIS Chief of Staff of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow of the Middle East Program on Iran latest
Stephanie Roth, Chief Economist at Wolfe Research, reacts to Fed minutes, weighs in on US consumer and inflation
Emile Servan-Schreiber, CEO at Hypermind on his Bloomberg Opinion piece: Prediction Markets Work Without Money
Shirin Ghaffary, BN AI Reporter, Sridhar Natarajan, BN Chief Wall St Correspondent, and Katherine Doherty, BN Finance Reporter on BofA Bankers U-Turn on OpenAI Loan in Bid to Secure Spot on IPO
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is making the move to SnowCloud, a technology company focused on improving the resort guest purchasing and arrival experiences, and is completely gutting their tech stack for a more connected, guest focused experience. When one of the world’s most renowned resorts makes the move, it’s sort of the point of demarcation for the industry.

For more on their partnership, Carol Massar and guest host Emily Graffeo spoke with Joe Hession, CEO and Co-Founder of SnowCloud AND Doug Pierini, CEO of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
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