USA Rare Earth (USAR) Stock News Today: Round Top Timeline Acceleration, Russell 2000 Catalyst, and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 12, 2025)
USA Rare Earth, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAR ) is back in focus on Friday, December 12, 2025 , after a fast-moving week that combined company-specific catalysts (a pulled-forward production timeline at its Round Top project), upcoming index inclusion (Russell 2000/3000), and a wider “critical minerals” policy backdrop that continues to reshape investor expectations for US-based rare earth supply chains.GlobeNewswire+ 2Barchart.com+ 2 The stock has been highly volatile in recent sessions—partly because investors are trying to price a mine-to-magnet strategy that is still in buildout mode, while news flow arrives quickly and expectations around federal and industrial support for non-China supply chains