A combination of regulatory, geopolitical and consumer preference factors have thrown once frenzied battery metals markets into a lower gear.

The U.S. government has yet to approve Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, a politically sensitive deal due to opposition from the U.S. firm's labour union ...

However, they also raise questions about the fate of billions of dollars poured into EV battery production and manufacturing. Trump is reportedly mulling cutting or eliminating EV tax breaks and other ...