Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs.
Category: Metals and Minerals
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Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold
Silver has risen roughly 60 percent this month alone. What is going on?
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Trump Administration Takes Another Stake in Rare Earth Sector
The administration announced a $1.6 billion deal with USA Rare Earth. The firm also does business with Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of President Trump’s commerce secretary.
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New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor
The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine.
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Glencore and Rio Tinto Restart Talks to Create a Mining Giant
The negotiations come amid an increase in deal-making across the mining industry as demand for copper and other metals soars.
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Meet a U.S. Start-Up Trying to Break China’s Rare-Earth Monopoly
Companies like Phoenix Tailings, which recently began producing metal in New Hampshire, are using new processing methods to compete with Chinese suppliers.
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Guinea Goes to Polls as Ruling Junta Seeks Legitimacy
Whoever wins faces the daunting task of feeding the West African country’s poor and navigating the interests of global powers seeking critical minerals, analysts say.
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How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs
America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.
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Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say
Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.
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How Japan Built a Rare-Earth Supply Chain Without China
The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing’s critical metals.
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Trump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
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An Auto Holy Grail: Motors That Don’t Rely on Chinese Rare Earths
Weary of being captive to geopolitics, car companies are looking for ways to replace powerful rare-earth magnets in electric motors.