Lithium Americas soars 65% as Trump administration seeks equity stake in Canadian miner
In this article [Lithium Americas](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/LAC?qsearchterm=Lithium%20) stock doubled Wednesday as the Trump administration is seeking an equity stake in the mining company, which is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The White House proposed the equity stake as Lithium Americas renegotiates the terms of a $2.2 billion loan from the Department of Energy for its [Thacker Pass](https://lithiumamericas.com/thacker-pass/overview/default.aspx) […]
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announces resignation
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down as leader of the world’s fourth-largest economy amid growing political discord within his party. “I made a difficult decision to step down,” Ishiba said during a press briefing, in comments translated by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK. He added that it is his “strong wish” […]