Emerald City Guitars has weathered storms in Pioneer Square for nearly three decades to become one of the top vintage guitar ...

Control of minerals used in electronics has given Beijing powerful leverage in trade negotiations with the U.S.

Beijing has approved more export licenses for the critical minerals and magnets in recent days, but supplies remain scarce ...

Beijing is more openly leveraging its control over rare earths, using them both as a stick to pressure geostrategic rivals ...

With nearly 70% of global rare earth production and more than 90% of processing taking place in China, the world remains ...

In the automotive industry, rare earths are found in magnets used in electric motors that power electric vehicles (EVs), as well as in on-board electronics. China accounts for over 90% of the ...

The future of everything from smartphones, to military equipment, to electric vehicles hangs on 17 rare earth minerals and the magnets that they’re made into. And China, the world’s largest ...

China has stopped shipping some heavy rare earth metals and magnets critical ... is critical to US industry — especially in the tech, electric vehicle, aircraft and defense sectors, according ...

TOKYO -- Prices of rare-earth metals have reached record highs in the weeks since China clamped down on exports of the key materials used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and other items amid a ...

China has expanded ... with curbs on exports of rare earths, threatening to shake-up the global supply of key materials used widely in high-tech manufacturing from electric vehicles to weaponry.