Banking Turmoil

‘War for Talent’ at Mines Could Drive Up Cost of Energy Transition

Companies wrestle with labor shortage as Washington tries to bolster domestic metals output

A process engineer at a Lithium Americas research-and-development facility in Reno, Nev. Bridget Bennett for The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street is betting a labor shortage across the U.S. mining industry will drive up prices for the array of metals needed for the transition away from fossil fuels. 

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