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Here's your midday brief for Tuesday, July 15th. I'm Pierre Bienn-A for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. inflation picked up in June. The Labor Department said consumer prices rose 2.7% compared

to a year earlier in line with economists' expectations. Core inflation, which excludes

volatile food and energy prices, was 2.9 percent, also in line with

forecasts. J.P. Morgan Chase's chief executive Jamie Diamond sounded Wall Street's clearest warning

against the Trump administration's attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,

describing the central bank's independence as crucial. Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan Chase reported a better-than-expected

profit for the second quarter, benefiting from volatile markets and a steady U.S. economy,

despite threats of a global trade war. We exclusively report that Tesla's top sales executive

in North America has left the company. People familiar with the matter say Troy Jones,

vice president of sales,

service and delivery in Tesla's biggest market, has departed after 15 years. Jones's departure

follows that of Omead Afshar, a top aide to Elon Musk, and a top AI executive. Apple said it will

buy $500 million worth of rare earth magnets from MP materials, expanding its U.S. supply chain at a time the Trump administration has been pressuring it to do so.

The companies didn't specify how long the contract lasts.

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