China tightens grip on global defence manufacturing through rare earth export curbs: ExpertChina's rare earth export controls are impacting global defense manufacturing. This move highlights the world's reliance on China for criti...
23 Oct, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
Secure rare earths supply chain by diversifying sources, says expert as China tightens gripRare earth expert Neha Mukherjee warns of a global supply chain breakdown due to China's dominance. She urges nations to diversify sources ...
22 Oct, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
EV supply chain data firm Benchmark Mineral trims workforceThe 11-year-old firm had been rapidly expanding over the last couple of years alongside growing market interest in lithium, copper and othe...
18 Oct, 2025, 07.54 AM IST
Gold stocks beat AI-led chip rally with 135% gain in 2025Gold miners have significantly outperformed chip stocks this year, soaring 135% compared to 40%, driven by gold's 45% rally. This surge is ...
04 Oct, 2025, 07.54 AM IST
Shanghai copper hits over five-month high on Sino-US trade talk progressShanghai copper futures surged to a five-month high. This rise was fueled by optimism surrounding US-China trade talks. A framework agreeme...
16 Sep, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
Trump administration is investing in US rare earths in a push to break China's gripThe U.S. government is investing heavily in domestic critical mineral production to reduce reliance on China. This initiative includes fund...
27 Aug, 2025, 09.34 AM IST
Pentagon's AI metals program goes private in bid to boost Western supply dealsArmed with the AI model, the CMF aims to help manufacturers curb their reliance on China by signing more metal supply deals with Western mi...
01 May, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
Africa’s rare earths could make up 9% of global supply by 2029Eight mines in countries such as Tanzania, Angola, Malawi and South Africa are expected to start production by 2029 and contribute 9% of gl...
11 Jul, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
Modi’s green push spurs 120% mining stock frenzy in IndiaIncreased appetite for all things linked to the manufacturing of electric-vehicle batteries and other renewables equipment has been a boon ...
06 Oct, 2023, 11.27 AM IST
Lithium frenzy sees China ceramics hub refocus on battery metalsThe ceramics producers of Gao’an city in China’s Jiangxi province are a prime example. About 15% of the city’s plants have switched from ch...
09 Nov, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
Automakers to double spending on EVs, batteries to $1.2 trillion by 2030The EV investment figure, which has not previously been published, dwarfs previous investment estimates by Reuters and is more than twice t...
21 Oct, 2022, 09.55 AM IST
Elon Musk's bold goal of selling 20 million EVs could cost Tesla billionsTesla has been a disruptor, but this next phase of growth, if achieved, would go beyond disruption to fundamentally remake the global auto ...
30 Aug, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
Tesla hikes China, US prices for Model 3 and Model Y carsRising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of ...
10 Mar, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
Ukraine invasion sets back Musk's dream for cheaper EVs, for nowThe average EV sold for almost $63,000 in January in the United States, about 35% higher than the overall industry average for all vehicles...
08 Mar, 2022, 04.25 PM IST
ASX 200 closes higher; Australia shares buck global rally as virus concerns deepenThe S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.6 per cent lower at 7,298.5 points, after jumping the most in nearly four months in the previous session.
23 Jun, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
Australia shares gain as RBA expands quantitative easingThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended 1.5 per cent higher at 6,762.6 points to mark its best day since Jan. 7.
02 Feb, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
Mining companies like Coal India, Nalco trading below 5-year average valuations may be a good betUnlike metal companies, which have high debt and are seeing losses in the weak commodity environment, mining companies have managed to sust...
15 Jan, 2016, 04.19 AM IST