China's Rare Earth Exports Take a Dip: What's the Big Deal?
China's shipments of rare earth magnets saw a decline in September. This happened before new, stricter export rules were even put in place. The drop was about 6. 1% compared to the previous month. This news comes from official Chinese customs data. So, why is this a big deal? Rare earth magnets are super important. They are used in all sorts of tech and defense syst...