China eyes rare earth export curbs for US defense – FT

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In today's infographic, we look at how crashing oil prices over the last year have affected currencies of nations that are heavily reliant on exporting oil.

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Bhandari shares arbitrage opportunities he's stalking and some company stories with management teams that he thinks are close to perfect.

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A more than 4% jump on Friday erases week's losses and brings gains since July low to 28%.

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Like a true contrarian, Gold Newsletter publisher Brien Lundin looks beyond the headlines to understand what is really moving precious metals prices.