Investor interest in rare-earth minerals is rising, a source of strength for shares in the rare-earth miner MP Materials. The stock rose Friday after jumping late Thursday following a Bloomberg report that the Defense Department might provide additional capital to boost production.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants China to lift restrictions on exporting rare earths and other critical minerals that Beijing imposed as part of a yearslong trade war

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China was still closed and outside of the trading system. The largest developing country with manufacturing exports was Taiwan. When China joined the United Nations in October 1971, Taiwan was no longer listed in the reports on world trade in manufacturers.

Wall Street initially cheered soft inflation data and hopeful tariff news, but momentum stalled in late-day trading.