NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD (NB): Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Reuters reports Lockheed Martin is seeking North American supplies of critical minerals as US sourcing rules tighten. It is in talks to buy scandium from NioCorp Developments and germanium from Teck and 5N Plus. A preliminary scandium deal would supply 15 tonnes per year. The move follows a Trump executive order limiting foreign sourcing waivers.

NioCorp Developments CEO Mark Smith appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia, driving NB shares up about 12% at the open and 10.7% higher by 11:30 a.m. ET. He said Section 232 talks on processed critical minerals are ongoing with allies including Japan, the EU, and Mexico, and that NioCorp remains focused on magnetic rare-earth production at the Elk Creek Project.

SK Hynix’s board approved Aug 7, 2026 capital of ₩54.3T ($38.0B) for two South Korea fabs. Yongin Y2 DRAM fab gets ₩35.2T ($24.6B) and Cheongju M17 NAND fab gets ₩19.1T ($13.4B). First meaningful output is no earlier than 2029. Article cites US has no HBM wafer capacity and packaging grants cover assembly, not wafers.

SK Hynix is considering options for its Chongqing, China semiconductor packaging and testing facility, including possibly bringing in an investor to accelerate growth. People familiar said a potential stake sale could value the plant at about US$3 billion and SK Hynix may keep a minority stake. Separately, it plans a 54 trillion won (US$38 billion) South Korea expansion for DRAM and NAND.

Zillow Group said Aug. 4 it will cut more than 500 jobs, about 7% of staff, its second layoff round this year after 200 cuts in January. The company reported Q2 2026 revenue of $772 million, up 18% year over year, but a $4 million net loss driven by a $36 million restructuring charge, citing a flat housing market.

The Trump administration said it will invest $3 billion in US critical-minerals projects to support defense supply. The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital plans conditional loans of $1.4B to Sila Nanotechnologies, $400M to Sunrise Energy Metals, and $150M to Niron Magnetics. The Export-Import Bank will lend $58M to several firms, while DOE and Pentagon grants target mining education.