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Commentary

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Commentary

Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund—at nearly $1 trillion—heralds an economic powerhouse taking full control of its resources

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U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka in 2019.
Commentary

Why 1,000 global companies left Russia and won’t return—no matter what Trump and Putin say

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
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Environment

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Features

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Workers issue nickel ore in the furnace process .

Electric-vehicle batteries need nickel, and Indonesia has the biggest reserves. Now it wants a partnership with U.S., and the Biden admin is listening

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Ernest Scheyder and Reuters
November 12, 2023
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Heiress Abigail Disney arrested for chaining herself in front of Hamptons airport to protest ‘billionaires spewing greenhouse gasses to get to their palatial beach homes’

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Newsletters

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Zimbabwe will make global miners pay some royalties with gold, diamonds, platinum, and lithium rather than cash
Finance

Zimbabwe will make global miners pay some royalties with gold, diamonds, platinum, and lithium rather than cash

By Ray Ndlovu and Bloomberg
October 9, 2022
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We’re running out of everything, from water to rare metals. Here are 10 shocking insights from a new report

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Recycling Efforts May Undermine China’s Rare-Earth Monopoly
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Recycling Efforts May Undermine China’s Rare-Earth Monopoly

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Tech

Data Sheet—Explaining Congo’s Cobalt ‘Curse’

By Aaron Pressman and Adam Lashinsky
August 23, 2018
Shortages of These Crucial Minerals Could Drive Up Prices of iPhones and Teslas

Shortages of These Crucial Minerals Could Drive Up Prices of iPhones and Teslas

By Nicolas Rapp and Brian O'Keefe
June 29, 2017
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Leadership

Shielded Native American Sites Thrust into Debate Over Dams

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Leadership

The Dakota Pipeline Could Devastate Some of the Poorest People in America

By Alicia Adamczyk and Money
November 6, 2016

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