MP Materials Corp. (NYSE: MP) shares are trending on Friday.Check out the current price of MP stock here.Pentagon Deal Drives Rare Earth RallyShares of the Las Vegas-based rare-earth materials company jumped 8.28% on Thursday, with an additional 0.10% increase during the pre-market session, reaching $77.21. The rally follows CEO James Litinsky‘s Tuesday CNBC Squawk Box appearance discussing the government partnership and national security implications.Timely Strategic PartnershipIn his CNBC interview, Litin ...