German Economy Shows Signs of Revival
The German economy may be showing signs of a life after more than half a decade of stagnation. Europe’s largest economy has suffered a series of recent blows,…
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The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s Hands
For years, a mining project in Africa held the promise of helping free the West from its dependence on China for rare earths. Some weeks back, it fell…
Read more The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s HandsStoried South African Club Embodies Decline of Former Gold Capital
JOHANNESBURG—In 1886, prospectors struck gold here on a stretch of farmland more than a mile above sea level. The Rand Club was founded a year later by mining…
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The Trump administration’s renewed focus on securing critical minerals highlights an urgent truth, reinforced in “China Aims to Keep U.S. Military From Obtaining Its Rare Earths” (U.S. News,…
Read more Opinion | End U.S. Energy DependenceEU Plans to Curb Aluminum Scrap Exports Next Year
WSJ ProNov. 18, 2025 7:14 am ET The European Commission plans to restrict exports of aluminum scrap amid concerns that rising outflows of the resource could leave Europe…
Read more EU Plans to Curb Aluminum Scrap Exports Next YearA New Rare-Earths Plant in Europe Shows How Tough Breaking China’s Grip Will Be
Europe is trying to get itself on the global rare-earths map, and a new facility on Russia’s border is its opening bid. The city of Narva in Estonia,…
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ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But…
Read more Alaska’s New Mining Rush Chases Something More Coveted Than GoldHow China’s Chokehold on Drugs, Chips and More Threatens the U.S.
BEIJING—China has demonstrated it can weaponize its control over global supply chains by constricting the flow of critical rare-earth minerals. President Trump went to the negotiating table when…
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For years, the U.S. and China have been locked in a pattern on the deadly issue of fentanyl. The White House pressures Beijing to stop Chinese companies from…
Read more Trump Says Xi Will Help Fight Fentanyl. Will China Follow Through?America’s Hottest New Investment: Rare-Earth Companies
A cascade of billion-dollar deals is reshaping the once-dormant Western critical-minerals industry, which the U.S. and its allies hope will act as a bulwark against aggressive trade practices by…
Read more America’s Hottest New Investment: Rare-Earth CompaniesIt Sits on a Vast Haul of Mineral Wealth. Now This Arctic City Must Be Moved.
The underground wealth beneath the Arctic city of Kiruna fuels Sweden’s economy and is a central cog in one of Europe’s core defense industries. It has also, quite…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he plans to coordinate with allies to counter China’s weaponization of rare-earth minerals. It’s the right move, though he might find it…
Read more Opinion | Allies United Against China on Rare EarthsTrump Threatens Higher Tariffs on China Citing Restrictions on Rare-Earth Elements
President Trump threatened to raise tariffs and impose export controls on China and said there was “no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Beijing’s new…
Read more Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on China Citing Restrictions on Rare-Earth ElementsChina Tightens Grip on Rare Earths Ahead of Expected Trump-Xi Meeting
SINGAPORE—China tightened its control over critical minerals used to make high-tech products including electric vehicles and jet fighters, threatening to reignite trade tensions with the U.S. ahead of…
Read more China Tightens Grip on Rare Earths Ahead of Expected Trump-Xi MeetingTrio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Molecular Construction
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a new form of molecular architecture called metal-organic frameworks that can…
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Are Cheerios and Quaker Oats safe to eat? Experts weigh in on new pesticide concerns.
Should you pass on that morning bowl of cereal or oatmeal? Thatâs what some people may be asking in light of a study released this week by the…
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Even Cloudflare's CEO says that viral firing video is 'painful' — here's what went wrong
A tech employee’s recording of the meeting firing her from a sales role at Cloudflare NET, -1.79% has spurred criticism of the company — and a broader conversation…
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U.S. manufacturing sector shrinks for 14th straight month in December
The numbers: A closely watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity rose by 0.7 percentage point to 47.4 in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday.…
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The Russell 2000 Index has soared, but you might be better off looking elsewhere for quality small-cap stocks
The Russell 2000 Index soared 12% in December, which might reflect investors’ exuberance about the state of the U.S. economy — it appears the Federal Reserve has won…
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These 20 stocks soared the most in 2023
(Updated with Friday’s closing prices.) The 2023 rally for stocks in the U.S. accelerated as more investors bought the idea that the Federal Reserve succeeded in its effort…
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