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Trump is wielding the power of the state to back critical mineral companies. These are the possible next targets
The Trump administration needs to strike multiple deals with U.S. miners to secure the nation’s supply chain against China, said Mark Chalmers, CEO of Energy Fuels, a miner focused on uranium and rare earth minerals. The Pentagon decision to take an equity stake in MP Materials, the largest U.S. rare earth miner, in July and […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Mirion Technologies, Freeport-McMoRan, CarMax & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Mirion Technologies — The radiation detection name fell more than 8% after it announced a common stock offering of $300 million. Mirion is also selling $250 million in convertible bonds. Worthington Steel — The metal processing company dropped 8% on mixed fiscal first-quarter results. While sales […]
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Lithium Americas soars nearly 80% as Trump administration seeks equity stake in Canadian miner
A Lithium Americas worker processes lithium at the company’s Reno, Nevada R&D lab. Lithium Americas stock soared Wednesday as the Trump administration is seeking an equity stake in the mining company, which is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The White House proposed the equity stake as Lithium Americas renegotiates the terms of a $2.2 billion […]
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Lynas flags uncertainty over Texas rare earths plant, posts profit slump
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths warned of considerable uncertainty over the future of its heavy rare-earths processing plant in Texas. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths warned of considerable uncertainty over the future of its heavy rare-earths processing plant in Texas and also reported a steeper-than-expected drop in its annual profit on Thursday. Lynas, the world’s largest rare-earths producer outside China, said it is in negotiations with the U.S. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Vital Energy, SolarEdge Technologies, RH & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Vital Energy — The energy company surged 13% after announcing it will be acquired by Crescent energy for $3.1 billion . The deal is expected to close by year-end. MP Materials — Shares of the mining company jumped nearly 7%. While a catalyst wasn’t immediately clear, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Gilead Sciences, Monster Beverage, Trade Desk, MP Materials, Sweetgreen and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Trade Desk — Shares cratered 37% after a slew of Wall Street firms including Bank of America and MoffettNathanson downgraded the stock . While Trade Desk’s earnings were surprisingly strong, CEO Jeff Green warned revenue growth could slow in the third quarter. During the earnings call, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Under Armour, Expedia, Trade Desk, MP Materials and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Under Armour — The retail stock tumbled 21% after American sportswear company posted first-quarter results that missed estimates. Under Armour reported adjusted earnings of 2 cents per share, lower than the FactSet consensus estimate of 3 cents. Revenue of $1.10 billion came in below the $1.13 […]
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Rare earths are China’s bargaining chip in the trade war — the U.S. is trying to fix that
Rare earths refer to 17 elements on the periodic table whose atomic structure gives them special magnetic properties. They’re also the most important bargaining chip in the U.S. and China trade war. That’s because these rare earth magnets power everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to defense equipment, data centers and high-tech consumer electronics. […]
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Under Trump, Uncle Sam is becoming an active investor at a scale not seen outside war or major crises
The Trump administration has taken direct stakes in companies on a scale rarely seen in the U.S. outside wartime or economic crisis, pushing a Republican Party that traditionally championed free-market capitalism to embrace state intervention in industries viewed as important for national security. Japan’s Nippon Steel agreed to give President Donald Trump a “golden share” […]
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Wall Street is upbeat on tech megacaps, but big questions loom on AI spending, China, Trump tariffs
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc.; from left, Lauren Sanchez; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc.; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.; and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Bloomberg | […]
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