The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by…
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China’s leader ends Southeast Asia tour that touted Beijing’s reliability vs. US tariff threats
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday completed a two-day state visit to Cambodia, capping a three-nation Southeast Asia tour promoting…
Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar. Currencies…
China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs
Mike Summers was eager to install solar at his home in Ohio for years, and after he finally replaced his aging roof this year, his…
Wall Street is mixed after UnitedHealth’s worst drop in decades offsets gains for most US stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting between gains and losses Thursday as UnitedHealth Group’s stock plunges toward its worst drop in more than…
Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting…
Trump says Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, reiterating his frustration that the Fed has not aggressively cut interest…
Burning coal leaves dangerous waste. Trump’s EPA eyes looser rules for handling it
In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it…
A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by armed and masked men during a sermon in the Eastern Cape province of…
California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his state will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping…