President Donald Trump's eventful week included securing a preliminary trade deal with China, deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles, and responding to Israel's strikes on Iran.

The sweeping attacks by Israel, which began early Friday, have killed more than 70 people, including four of Iran’s top security chiefs, and damaged Iran’s main nuclear site at Natanz. Iran retaliated by launching scores of missiles at Israel. At least three people have been killed and dozens more wounded during these attacks.

Investor interest in rare earth minerals is rising, a source of strength for shares in the rare earth miner MP Materials. The stock rose early on Friday after jumping late Thursday following a Bloomberg report that the Defense Department might provide additional capital to boost production.

Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi border authority said on Saturday, marking a key step in efforts to normalise relations and revive economic ties between the two countries.

The U.S.-China talks on trade resemble arms-control negotiations, with export controls being the key weapons in each side’s arsenal.

The Bruins swung a trade with the Blackhawks on Friday, acquiring the rights to a former first-round pick in Victor Soderstrom.

R. Mark Halligan of FisherBroyles LLP discusses issues facing a trial court, following one of the largest damages verdicts in the history of trade secrets law, including whether a permanent injunction as well as damages constitutes double recovery.