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White House touts EVs, but not backing gasoline-powered phase-out date

Biden’s plan calls for 500,000 new EV charging stations and $100 billion in new consumer rebates for electric vehicles.

Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 9:05 am

FX investors see metals as a way to get in on Biden’s trillions

Currency investors are already picking the winners of the infrastructure spending boom that the plan is likely to unleash.

Bloomberg News | April 23, 2021 | 8:39 am

Palladium shoots to new records as deficit fuelled rally reignites

Expectations of a deeper deficit have pushed up prices 20% since mid-March, with palladium touching a new all-time peak of $2,891.20 on Wednesday.

Reuters | April 23, 2021 | 7:57 am

Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance — Part 1: The story behind everything no one is telling you

Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum.

Jamil Hijazi and James Kennedy. | April 22, 2021 | 12:06 pm

Freeport beats copper estimates in relief to tight supplies

“The outlook for copper has never been better,” said Freeport CEO Richard Adkerson.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2021 | 12:04 pm

Start-ups aim to change car battery recycling, clean up world’s most polluting industry

A handful of startups are trying to find a new way to recycle used car batteries, using water, chemicals and electricity to produce lead instead of the hazardous.

Reuters | April 22, 2021 | 11:58 am

Gold price retreats as US jobs data signals recovery

Applications for state unemployment insurance unexpectedly plunged to a fresh pandemic low, new data shows.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 22, 2021 | 10:44 am

Aluminum commands record premium in US amid economic recovery

The latest surge is driven by a jump in demand and shipping costs and a tariff holdover from the Trump administration.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2021 | 10:02 am

US climate goal falls short of European peers and Paris target

To avoid 1.5°C of global warming the US would have to set a 2030 target of more than 57% relative to 2005, according to Climate Action Tracker.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2021 | 8:56 am

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