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Rare Earths Stocks Decline On China Quota Pledge (MCP, REE, LYSCF, AVL, SHZ, REMX)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:00PM on January 18th

Rare earths stocks are declining today after China, which is responsible for more than 90% of the world’s rare earths exports, pledged to evaluate its export quotas, giving the market hope that 2011 supplies will not be as tight as…

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Rare Earths Spooked As Toyota Looks For Alternatives (TM, GM, HMC, AVL, SHZ, MCP, REE)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:52AM on January 14th

Toyota Motor (TM), the world’s top seller of hybrid cars, a prime market for rare earths metals, is exploring ways to build hybrid and electric vehicles in the future without rare earths due to lingering concerns about supply disruptions, according to…

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Molycorp Turns Into Sweet Deal For Private Equity Firm (MCP, REE, AVL, NEMFF, LYSCF, SHZ)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:55AM on January 11th

Molycorp (MCP), the largest U.S.-based miner of rare earths metals, has delivered some astounding returns for investors in recent weeks, surging 75% in the past month alone, but an investment in the company has worked out particularly well for one private…

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Rare Earths Take Breather From Torrid Run (MCP, LYSCF, AVL, SHZ, REMX)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 1:13PM on January 6th

After a massive holiday run higher, rare earth stocks are pulling back.

The tickerspy Rare Earth Stocks Index has plunged 9.7% on the day, but even with this glum performance, the Index is still up more than 35% in the past…

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Molycorp Looking To Double Rare Earths Output (MCP, SHZ, LYSCF, AVL, REE, REMX)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:26AM on January 4th

Molycorp (MCP), the rare earths miner that has seen its shares surge almost 29% in the past week, is higher by 3% after the company said its board is considering doubling its 2012 rare earths output to 40,000 tons from 20,000…

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Rare Earths Rally Seeps Into 2011 (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX, SHZ)

Posted by Jason Smith at 1:00PM on January 3rd

After finishing 2010 with a bang, rare earths stocks are continuing the party in the early stages of the new year with the Rare Earths Stocks Index surging 9.9% today. The Index has soared 25% in just the past week…

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Rare Earths Rally Continues On More China Supply Concerns (SHZ, LYSCF, MCP, REE, AVL, REMX)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:22AM on December 30th

Rare earths stocks are continuing their parabolic moves higher this week and may be getting a lift from a familiar catalyst: Supply concerns from China, the world’s dominant provider of the metals used in the production of iPhones, wind turbines,…

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The End-of-Year Melt Up Continues (IPSU, BJ, JAS, NBL, RNOW, SHZ, BTX)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:46PM on December 29th

The market continued its almost glacial pace of moving higher to close out the year. In fact, the past week or so it’s been more of a refusal to take any big type of step back than positive momentum driving…

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Rare Earths Soar As China Asserts More Control (SHZ, MCP, REE, NEMFF, LYSCF, REMX, AVL)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:33AM on December 29th

Rare earth mining stocks are surging again Wednesday as China continues to make the most of its strong positioning in the market for these elements essential to many high tech applications. According to China Daily, the country is looking to…

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Majority of Hedge Fund Managers Bullish on 2011 (MCP, MNKD, GM, SHZ, RLD)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:39PM on December 28th

Stocks shrugged off some lackluster economic data to register another mixed day. The market continues to hold steady as 2010 comes to a close, and investors appear to be getting more bullish for 2011, with 46% of hedge fund managers…

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