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This aerial photo shows Nissan Motor Co's Oppama plant in Yokosuka near Tokyo, in May 15, 2025.
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MP Materials' Fort Worth, Texas facility.
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This March 24, 2018, file photo shows a sign in a Starbucks located in downtown Pittsburgh. Nestle has entered an agreement to bring Starbucks products to millions of homes worldwide, announced Monday, May 7, 2018.
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