Rare-Earth Supply Push: The U.S. House passed the DOMINANCE Act (H.R. 7037) to break China’s near-total grip on rare-earth processing by building allied extraction and processing hubs, aiming to protect defense and tech supply chains. Cloud & Data Infrastructure: Meridian Group launched CloudSmart, a hybrid/private cloud platform powered by HPE GreenLake and IBM Power, rolling out in July across the U.S., U.K., and EU. Health & Consumer Safety: The FDA announced a recall of duloxetine delayed-release capsules after tests found a potentially cancer-causing nitrosamine impurity; separate FDA coverage also flagged unapproved retatrutide products tied to hospitalizations. Retail & Everyday Costs: With pennies no longer produced, some stores are using “symmetrical rounding” to the nearest five cents on cash totals—raising fairness questions for shoppers. Crypto Meets Wall Street: Coinbase says it will launch tokenized, one-for-one backed tokenized stocks with onchain trading and dividends. Food & Beverage: Campbell’s is adding a gluten-free chicken noodle soup with Banza chickpea pasta, while Evolve Coffee + Matcha opened its first northshore location in Mandeville. Shipping & Travel: Maersk kept Persian Gulf cargo restrictions and added an emergency surcharge despite talk of Strait of Hormuz reopening; U.S. hotel performance improved year-over-year in early June.