Why Lithium Americas, American Lithium, and Piedmont Lithium Stocks All Popped Today

Stocks related to lithium, the far-upstream source for renewable energy lithium batteries, are on fire today -- in a good way. As of 12:10 p.m. EST, shares of Lithium Americas (NYSE: LAC) are up 10.8% while the similarly named American Lithium (OTC: LIACF) is gaining 12.5%, and Australia's Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL) is taking on 13%. Better-known, more established lithium miners like Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) and Livent (NYSE: LTHM) are enjoying more muted gains, up 3.2% and 6.3%, respectively.

And you can thank The Wall Street Journal for all of it.

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