Japan's transformation is seen as both a template for Western nations and a stark reminder of just how difficult it is to escape China's mineral orbit.

Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks early on Saturday, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat.

China's shrinking population is estimated to dent home demand by 0.5 million units yearly in the 2020s, Goldman Sachs estimates.

Greenland has little interest in harnessing its massive resource potential to become a top mining country.

Whether stocks can continue to chart a path higher next week will depend in large part on developments on a raft of hurdles facing the market.

Stocks fell on Friday as investors contemplated the next move from the Federal Reserve and monitored the latest developments out of the Middle East.