Rare Earth Metal

Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands after signing a $8.5 billion rare earth minerals agreement during a bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Innovation

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Mining equipment sits inside the pit at the Mountain Pass mine, operated by MP Materials, in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. America's top rare earths producer, MP Materials, is expanding its vertical integration of mining and magnets production in the U.S. after years of shipping its output to China because there was no refining capacity available to handle its production. Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The U.S. aims to breathe easy amid China’s chokehold on rare earths, but loosening the grip takes years of concerted effort

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Economy

Trump cozies up to Central Asian leaders in hunt for rare earths resources

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November 7, 2025
MP Materials
Commentary

Let’s move beyond rare earth headlines—it’s time to build real scale 

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China to suspend some rare earth curbs, probes on U.S. chip firms
Economy

China to suspend some rare earth curbs, probes on U.S. chip firms

By Hadriana Lowenkron and Bloomberg
November 1, 2025
China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash
Economy

China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash

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October 25, 2025
resident Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, October 20, 2025, in Washington.
Energy

Trump promises ‘so much critical mineral and rare earth that you won’t know what to do with them’ after signing $8.5b deal with Australia

By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press
October 21, 2025
Trump says he is ‘not looking to destroy China’ after previously warning he could, and calls Xi Jinping’s life story worthy of a movie
Politics

Trump says he is ‘not looking to destroy China’ after previously warning he could, and calls Xi Jinping’s life story worthy of a movie

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October 19, 2025
Here’s how Trump can hit China’s economy where it really hurts as analysts say Beijing’s rare earths gamble could backfire
Economy

Here’s how Trump can hit China’s economy where it really hurts as analysts say Beijing’s rare earths gamble could backfire

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October 18, 2025
Wilbur Ross, U.S. commerce secretary, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 23, 2018.
Economy

‘Rare earths are a very useful weapon for China’: Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on the big economic danger

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October 13, 2025
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Investing

Top analyst warns that ‘larger than expected correction is likely’ if Trump and China don’t kiss and make up

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October 13, 2025
Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, addresses the Securities Industry Association during their annual meeting in Boca Raton, Florida, Thursday, November 10, 2005.
Economy

‘Scandalous’: Top economist Jeremy Siegel says U.S. sleepwalked into rare earths crisis as China tightens its grip

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October 13, 2025
China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns
Economy

China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns

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October 12, 2025
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Economy

Trump claims China holding the world ‘hostage’ on rare earths is ‘especially inappropriate’ after Gaza peace deal

By Josh Boak, Didi Tang and The Associated Press
October 10, 2025
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Investing

Trump’s new China tariff sparks wide sell-off, wiping 2.7% off the S&P 500 on the bull market’s third birthday

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October 10, 2025

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