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title: "MP Materials stock jumps. 2 reasons its rare earths earnings wowed markets."
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description: "Thursday, MP reported first-quarter earnings per share of 3 cents from sales of $90.6 million. Wall Street was looking for a loss of 3 cents from sales of closer to $75 million."
datetime: "2026-05-08T12:51:18.000Z"
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# MP Materials stock jumps. 2 reasons its rare earths earnings wowed markets.

Thursday, MP reported first-quarter earnings per share of 3 cents from sales of $90.6 million. Wall Street was looking for a loss of 3 cents from sales of closer to $75 million.

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