Trump Says U.S. Will Not Forcefully Acquire Greenland

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

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Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.GREENLAND:Stock market indices moved higher in early Wednesday trading after President Trump said at Davos that the U.S. will not use excessive force to take over Greenland. The U.S. President added that the country will seek immediate talks on acquiring the Danishterritory.U.S., EU TRADE DEAL:A trade deal between the U.S. and European Union is on hold after the European Parliament decided to freeze a ratification vote in response to President Donald Trump's escalating threats to seize Greenland, Bloomberg's Jorge Valero. The Parliament's trade committee postponed the vote indefinitely on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the decision, casting doubt on whether the pact will ever get across the finish line. The deal has been swept into the deepening crisis between the EU and US over Greenland, which has brought the transatlantic alliance to the brink of rupture. Trump is currently vowing to slap tariffs on several European countries until he is allowed to buy the island, a Danish territory, the author notes.CRITICAL MINERALS:American Resources, through its minority holding in ReElement Technologies, and SAGINT announced the minting of a utility token for critical minerals, demonstrating technical readiness to support compliance with the U.S. Department of War's Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements. The utility token, minted within a privately operated Sui Layer-1 blockchain environment, delivers immutable, end-to-end traceability for refined neodymium oxide produced at ReElement's Noblesville, Indiana refining facility. The token establishes a verifiable chain of custody across sourcing, processing, and refining, and is designed to function as an internal compliance and audit instrument for ReElement's refining platform and its customers by incorporating DFARS-relevant data and controls.By integrating SAGINT's institutional-grade blockchain platform with ReElement's advanced refining operations, the utility token captures and cryptographically records key data points-including material origin, processing integrity, and mass balance-creating a tamper-resistant provenance record. The system is designed to streamline compliance workflows, enhance supply-chain transparency, and support secure trade finance for U.S. manufacturers and defense contractors.

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Analyst Views on AREC

Wall Street analysts forecast AREC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AREC is 6.00 USD with a low forecast of 5.00 USD and a high forecast of 7.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

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3 Buy

0 Hold

0 Sell

Strong Buy

Current: 3.720

Low

5.00

Averages

6.00

High

7.00

Current: 3.720

Low

5.00

Averages

6.00

High

7.00

Maxim

NULL -> Buy

initiated

2025-11-26

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Maxim

Price Target

AI Analysis

2025-11-26

initiated

NULL -> Buy

Reason

Maxim initiated coverage of American Resources with a Buy rating and $7 price target.

William Blair

Outperform

initiated

2025-10-20

Reason

William Blair

Price Target

2025-10-20

initiated

Outperform

Reason

William Blair initiated coverage of American Resources with an Outperform rating and no price target. The company's subsidiary ReElement has a unique process to separate and refine rare earth elements that achieves near 100% purity, and "the government has taken notice," the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes American Resources could see significant Department of Defense funding and that the government could take a stake.

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D. Boral Capital

NULL

Buy

initiated

2025-09-15

Reason

D. Boral Capital

Price Target

2025-09-15

initiated

NULL

Buy

Reason

D. Boral Capital assumed coverage of American Resources with a Buy rating and $6 price target. The firm says American Resources is a holding company with strategic ownership across critical mineral refining, metallurgical coal, and royalties. The company aligns with bipartisan priorities of domestic supply chain security, energy independence, and cleaner, more efficient industrial processes, the analyst tells investors in a research note. It believes American's recent U.S. Department of Defense contracts and international activities underscore its \"growing strategic relevance.\"

About AREC

American Resources Corporation is a raw materials solutions provider in the critical materials space for the rare earth magnet, lithium-ion battery and semiconductor elements supply chain for defense and commercial applications. Its primary operations are the production of rare earth and critical mineral concentrates through its internal operations from mining waste streams as well as through investment in various mines and recyclers that produce such concentrates. It has a portfolio of operations located in the Central Appalachian basin of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. Its subsidiary is American Infrastructure Corporation (AIC). Its AIC has coal mining and processing operating subsidiaries, which include McCoy Elkhorn Coal LLC, Knott County Coal LLC, Deane Mining, LLC (Deane Mining), Wyoming County Coal LLC (Wyoming County), Perry County Resources (Perry County), and ERC Mining Indiana Corporation (ERC) located in southwest Indiana within the Illinois coal basin.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.