Unlike the name suggests, rare earths are not very rare at all. The critical minerals are found in abundance in many countries, but being big on reserves may not mean big business.

Rare earths are minerals used to make magnets, crucial to many sectors from the automotive, electronics and defense industries to renewable

Trump's Asia summit tour includes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other regional leaders as trade tensions with Beijing escalate.

Beijing is standing firm in its trade dispute with Washington — and finding new partners along the way. The higher the tariffs, the more China's confidence seems to grow.

China’s rare earth export controls have drawn global attention – from the call between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in earlier this month to the production halts affecting U.S., Japanese and European automotive manufacturers. Amid escalating ...

Trump slapped 145 percent tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting China to hit back with 125 percent tariffs. Washington and Beijing later cut tariffs to 30 percent and 10 percent, respectively, in May, then agreed to a 90-day truce in August for trade talks. The truce has been extended twice.

The plant is to process feed from Aclara’s ionic-clay projects in Brazil and Chile and is scheduled for completion in 2027.

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The U.S. will exempt some products from tariffs in exchange for lower levies and purchases of U.S. goods across Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.