Metals and Minerals

Oil and metals prices fall on concerns about the global economy.

The combination of lower oil prices and higher costs for essential materials like steel pipe threatens to squeeze domestic oil and gas producers.

By Rebecca F. Elliott

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Reworked U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Proposal: What to Know

Officials in Kyiv say the country cannot possibly accept the proposal and that new negotiations would be needed. But they have not rejected it outright, which would anger the White House.

By Constant Meheut

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Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.

By Eric Lipton

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Gold Price Passes $3,000, a Record High, Amid Tariff Anxiety

The price of gold hit a new milestone as investors sought havens from market turmoil.

By Jason Karaian