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US Defense Agency Cancels Plan to Buy $300 Million of Lithium

The US Department of Defense has canceled a tender to purchase lithium for its strategic stockpiles, in another apparent sign of the challenges it faces in trying to bolster supplies of critical minerals.

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Tanker Traffic Remains Subdued Despite Trump’s Talk of Peace

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