A Toxic Pit Could Be a Gold Mine for Rare-Earth Elements
Mining continues at the Continental Pit. Nearby is the Berkeley Pit, a site for acid mine drainage that poses an…
Month: May 2025
There Are Two Chinas, and America Must Understand Both
The technological success that has captured the attention of many in the United States is one aspect of the Chinese…
Germany Has a Long History of U.S. Investment. That May Be Changing.
German companies invest more than three times as much in the United States as American companies do in Germany, but…
For Trump, It’s a New Era of Deal-Making With Tech’s Most-Coveted Commodity
As the president heads to the Middle East, America’s dominance over A.I. chips has become a powerful source of leverage…
Inside the U.S.-China Trade Cease-Fire
Global markets are rallying on optimism over Washington and Beijing reaching a major, if temporary, détente in their tariff fight.
U.S. and China Reach Deal to Temporarily Slash Tariffs
The 145 percent U.S. tariff on Chinese goods will come down to 30 percent for 90 days, while the two…
Global Stocks Jump After U.S. and China Cut Tariffs
A temporary reduction in punishing tariffs, agreed after weekend talks between American and Chinese officials, signaled a de-escalation in the…
Can More Military Spending Revive an Economy? This British Town Hopes So.
Britain is spending billions of pounds more on defense, but wants the money to go beyond nuclear submarines to improve…
A Shipping Change Might Help Small Businesses if Not for Trump’s Trade Wars
Companies squeezed by Shein and Temu are welcoming the end of a shipping rule that bolstered the Chinese e-commerce giants.…
The Tech Guys Are Fighting. Literally.
Not content to battle it out in the boardroom, crypto bros, tech executives and start-up founders have embraced an old-fashioned…