↘ MARKET RECAP → Stocks closed higher Monday led by big tech, extending last week’s gains.

⚙️ STEEL MEETS RARE EARTHS → Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) jumped 7% after unveiling plans to process rare earths and critical minerals, expanding from steel into U.S. strategic supply chains.

🌩️ CLOUD CRASH → An AWS outage took down Netflix (NFLX), DoorDash (DASH), and Slack, shaking confidence in Amazon’s (AMZN) cloud dominance as rivals quietly gain ground.

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⚙️ Cliffs pivots to minerals. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) announced plans to expand into rare earth and critical mineral processing, positioning itself as a domestic supplier for EVs, defense tech, and clean energy manufacturing.

🇺🇸 Made-in-America metals. The company will leverage existing steel infrastructure to refine elements like neodymium and dysprosium—reducing U.S. reliance on China and aligning with federal supply-chain initiatives.

📈 Stock gets a boost. Shares rose nearly 7% on the news, as investors cheered diversification beyond traditional steelmaking and exposure to high-demand sectors.

🌩️ AWS goes dark. A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services (AMZN) knocked out major websites Monday, including Netflix (NFLX), DoorDash (DASH), and Slack, disrupting millions of users worldwide.

⚙️ Root cause under review. Amazon cited a “network configuration issue” in its U.S.-East-1 region—the same hub behind several past incidents. Most services were restored within hours, but analysts say it exposes fragility in cloud dependence.

📉 Market jitters. Amazon shares dipped ~2%, while rival cloud stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL) edged higher as traders weighed reliability risks in Amazon’s core business.

White House economic advisor Hassett says shutdown could end this week (CNBC)

U.S. and Australia sign critical minerals agreement with $8.5 billion project pipeline (CNBC)

Army Corps of Engineers pausing $11 billion in projects over shutdown, Trump budget chief says (CNBC)

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