Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Rockets on Tariffs and Rare-Earth Push – But Caution Remains
Stock Price and Recent Movement On Oct. 20, CLF stock surged after-market, reflecting the earnings and strategic announcements. TS2 reports the stock “jumped nearly 20% on October 20, 2025”, reaching an intraday high around $16.50 before settling at about $15.50 ts2.tech. This lifted the share price to a new 52-week high and brought the year-to-date gain to roughly +42% ts2.tech ts2.tech. For comparison, U.S. steel peers like Nucor saw much smaller moves; Nucor’s stock was up ~17% YTD and edged up modestly in late Oct, while CLF jumped sharply ts2.tech. Broad market action was relatively stable on Oct. 20, suggesting CLF’s