The 17 “rare earth” minerals that are essential to so many high-tech products today, from electric cars to magnets and military systems, aren’t literally rare, but their mining and production is. Read more.
Are cryptocurrencies that next big thing in monetary markets? Or are they the next big bubble, just waiting to burst? It was the introduction of bitcoin nearly nine years ago that launched the concept of digital currencies, or cryptocurrencies. Read More
Forget about trade friction between the U.S. and China. Now it's a global trade war. As more and more aggrieved countries jump into the game, we find ourselves in a world of retributive duties and other government actions against the ''dumping'' of goods in export markets. Read More