Trump's Metals Bet Sends Rare Earth Stocks Soaring—Is USAR Next?

President Trump has made strengthening critical U.S. supply chains a clear priority. This is particularly true when it comes to rare earth metals and elements like lithium. For investors, Trump’s efforts have led to extremely impressive returns in several stocks. Most notably, rare earth metals stock MP Materials NYSE: MP has returned over 370% YTD, thanks to the government's 15% stake in the company. Lithium Americas NYSE: LAC was the next company in which the government took a stake, and sent shares up mo ...