Toronto, Feb 7, 2026, 12:50 EST — Market closed.

• Ucore Rare Metals finished the week higher after sharp swings in the last two sessions
• Washington’s fresh critical-minerals push is filtering into small-cap rare-earth names
• Next week’s U.S. data and any new detail on Project Vault will be the near-term test

Ucore Rare Metals shares ended Friday up 14.7% on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange, snapping back a day after a 13% drop, as investors rotated back into small, policy-sensitive critical-minerals names. The stock closed at C$7.97, while its U.S.-quoted shares rose 13.6% to $5.74. 1

With markets shut over the weekend, focus shifts to whether the U.S. can turn its new critical-minerals push into actual…