The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s Hands

Failure of one Western company to build China-free rare-earths supply is a glimpse at how Beijing has come to dominate the critical minerals

America’s Hottest New Investment: Rare-Earth Companies

U.S. and private financiers pour money into critical minerals, believing China won’t ever be a reliable supplier again

China, Betting It Can Win a Trade War, Is Playing Hardball With Trump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping thinks president will fold before launching new tariffs that would roil markets

Dyspro-What? Why an Obscure Element Has the EV Industry in a Panic

The rare-earth mineral dysprosium, used for magnets in electric-vehicle motors, is among exports China slowed in response to Trump’s trade war