October 13, 2025 Caterpillar to acquire Australia’s RPMGlobal for $728 million The news comes after Caterpillar had offered to buy the Australian company at A$5 per share in early September.
October 12, 2025 Pentagon moves to build $1 billion critical minerals stockpile to counter China — report Financial Times reported that the DLA intends to buy up to $500 million of cobalt, $245 million of antimony, $100 million of tantalum and $45 million of scandium.
October 12, 2025 Australia mulls US deal, $777 million rare earth fund The proposal under consideration includes possible price floors, government-backed loans, offtake guarantees and direct investment in Australian projects to bolster local producers.
October 12, 2025 Column: Turbulent markets fuel LME’s recovery from nickel crisis Trading volumes are up, with nickel itself back to pre-crisis activity levels.
October 11, 2025 Silver traders rush bars to London as historic squeeze rocks market Benchmark prices in London have soared to near-unprecedented levels over New York.
October 10, 2025 Nuclear startup Hadron Energy to go public in $1.2B deal California-based company said it has designed a micro modular reactor with an operationally efficient 10-year fueling cycle.
October 10, 2025 The world’s chip supply chain is bracing for fallout from China’s rare earth curbs Its China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials as part of an escalating trade war between the Asian nation and the US.
October 10, 2025 Trump’s crackdown on EVs hits home in the Battery Belt Americans’ waning enthusiasm for electric cars has led automakers to delay or scrap some factory projects.
October 10, 2025 Eroding trust in US dollar behind gold, silver and copper price rally, says TD Securities Surging metals prices reflect a deeper crisis of confidence as investors flee the dollar and seek safety in hard assets.
October 10, 2025 Copper price tumbles as Trump threatens massive new tariffs on China Prices slid more than 4% below $10,400 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
