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BFTP: Rare Earth Day 5.0

BFTP:  Blast From The Past Wow, here is a blast from the past.  Ahhhh, the daze of trading rare earfs! Watch this one, folks.  It may play big in the trade war with China. Rare earth minerals could be weaponized … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Rare Earth Day Trader – FP

Interesting piece in Foreign Policy titled,  I Was a Rare Earths Day Trader.   More interesting, however, is the subtitle, How a naval confrontation in the South China Sea created a global investment bubble — and cost me half my life … Continue reading

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Rare Earth Day 4.0

Rare earth stocks rocked today on the back of an article in PC magazinem which is really old news.   Molycorp (MCP) was up almost 10 percent,  hitting  a high of $50.29 a share, and Rare Earth Elements (REE) up almost … Continue reading

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Rare Earth Stocks Up Big on China Restrictions

China announced further limits on its Rare Earth exports today.  The country controls 97 percent of the world’s supply, which are critical for hi-tech products, including smart phones, hybrid and electric vehicles,  and cruise missiles.   Hard to read if … Continue reading

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