MP Materials Strikes Deal With Pentagon to Build US Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.MP Materials rose as much as 60%, the most intraday since the company’s IPO in 2020, after the firm struck a multibillion dollar public-private deal with the US Department of Defense to build a new magnet plant and expand rare earth capabilities, backed by $400 million in equity and a $1 billion loan commitment.Bloomberg Intelligence sees the company's public-private partnership with the Pentagon not only providing capital but also setting a price floor of $110 per kilogram for MP's NdPr products for the next 10 years, significantly higher than the current market price of $63. It's effective 4Q25. The pact includes an offtake agreement for 7,000 metric tons of additional magnets produced following MP's 10X expansion, from 1,000 currently, reducing market-demand risk. This partnership accelerates MP's build-out of a fully integrated value chain, from mines to permanent magnets.Today's show features: James Litinsky, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MP Materials Corp. and Bloomberg News Economic Statecraft Reporter Joe Deaux on MP’s supply chain deal with the US Defense Department Sheila Kahyaoglu, Managing Director in Equity Research at Jefferies, on Delta’s quarterly results and the outlook for major US airlines heading into earnings season Bloomberg News Senior Technology Reporter Kurt Wagner on Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot and Linda Yaccarino’s departure from X Veronica Willis, Global Investment Strategist with the Wells Fargo Investment Institute on the market and economic outlook for the rest of 2025 into 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.