Rare Earth Metal
AsiaBeijing’s dominance in rare earth processing leaves others scrambling to close the gap: ‘China is the leader, and the U.S. is far behind’
By Angelica AngMarch 11, 2026
Middle EastCritical minerals demand snowballed to $2.5 trillion last year and could triple by 2030, UN projects
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026
By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
North AmericaMetals are the new oil, JD Vance pitches to America: ‘There’s no realer thing than critical minerals’
By Tristan BoveFebruary 5, 2026
EconomyJD Vance appeals to allies for new ‘trading bloc’ that keeps Trump’s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths
By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
EnergyNew ‘Project Vault’ critical minerals stockpile is ‘first step of many’ needed for U.S. to break China’s supply-chain chokehold
By Jordan BlumFebruary 3, 2026
InnovationIt took the U.S. decades to respond to the 1970s energy shock with a strategic oil reserve, now it’s rerunning that playbook with rare earths
By Tristan BoveFebruary 2, 2026
Politics3 big hurdles undermine Trump’s plan to extract Greenland’s mineral wealth—and America’s fraying relationship with Europe is one of them
By Tristan BoveJanuary 30, 2026
EnergyTrump administration buys stake in USA Rare Earth as wave of government deals in critical minerals continues
By Jordan BlumJanuary 26, 2026
By Jordan BlumJanuary 21, 2026
PoliticsThe weak business case for Trump acquiring Greenland: a $1 trillion price tag and few returns for two decades
By Jordan BlumJanuary 17, 2026
By Didi Tang, Josh Funk and The Associated PressJanuary 15, 2026
PoliticsGreenland’s 1.5 million tons of rare earths might never get mined because there just aren’t any roads to them
By Josh Funk, Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressJanuary 11, 2026
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