Geopolitical tensions and a growing disparity between supply and demand have driven up prices. Here is what that means and what could happen next.
Bitcoin, Tesla, the Suez Canal, the Mars helicopter — people got a lot wrong.
Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
A report by a liberal think tank tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial.
A report by a liberal think tank tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial.
The White House and bipartisan lawmakers have agreed on a package that would provide funding for roads, bridges and other physical infrastructure.
Experts say the details of the spending will matter — and that, in some areas, more money will be needed to fix beleaguered roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
To slow global warming, we need to electrify vast parts of our economy and power it with clean energy.
A swath of recommendations calls for more investments, new supply chains and less reliance on other countries for crucial goods.