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The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns
Economy

The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns

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January 9, 2026
Gold
Investing

Gold futures just rose above $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever

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Landlines and leather benches: The curious survival of London’s metals market that time forgot
Finance

Landlines and leather benches: The curious survival of London’s metals market that time forgot

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Critical Metals CEO Tony Sage.
Commentary

I’m a mining industry CEO. Let’s talk about Trump and Greenland

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January 9, 2025
A bitter feud risks ripping apart an $11 billion metals empire
Finance

A bitter feud risks ripping apart an $11 billion metals empire

By Heesu Lee, Archie Hunter and Bloomberg
October 2, 2024
Montana miner laying off 700 as price for metal used in catalytic converters collapses
Finance

Montana miner laying off 700 as price for metal used in catalytic converters collapses

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September 13, 2024
person standing next to a drill machine
Finance

Mining giant Anglo American hopes selling De Beers will fend off takeover bids after BHP’s $43 billion offer—but it might do the opposite

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May 14, 2024
China’s copper tycoon built Maike Metals into a giant before a liquidity crisis brought it to its knees—now he’s missing and presumed taken by police
Finance

China’s copper tycoon built Maike Metals into a giant before a liquidity crisis brought it to its knees—now he’s missing and presumed taken by police

By Alfred Cang and Bloomberg
October 10, 2023
Customers exit a Costco store on June 28, 2023 in Teterboro, New Jersey.
Retail

Costco sparks a frenzy as its new gold bars disappear within hours of being stocked: ‘A true you snooze, you lose’

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September 28, 2023
China’s ‘first warning shot’ on export controls causes 27% jump in price of gallium—a metal vital to tech industries 

China’s ‘first warning shot’ on export controls causes 27% jump in price of gallium—a metal vital to tech industries 

By Mark Burton and Bloomberg
July 7, 2023
A precious metals shortage is pushing Nissan to rent, not sell, electric vehicles to customers

A precious metals shortage is pushing Nissan to rent, not sell, electric vehicles to customers

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August 3, 2022
How the ‘Big Shot’ billionaire tycoon who broke the nickel market managed to claw his short squeeze back from a $10 billion loss
Finance

How the ‘Big Shot’ billionaire tycoon who broke the nickel market managed to claw his short squeeze back from a $10 billion loss

By Alfred Cang, Jack Farchy, Mark Burton and Bloomberg
July 7, 2022
Copper price plunges to a 20-month low and historic recession alarm bells are ringing
Finance

Copper price plunges to a 20-month low and historic recession alarm bells are ringing

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July 6, 2022
You may be stuck paying high gas prices for years as a global metals shortage sabotages the electric car revolution
Environment

You may be stuck paying high gas prices for years as a global metals shortage sabotages the electric car revolution

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June 10, 2022
Traders bark orders from red couches at the London Metal Exchange.
Finance

Nickel trading on the London Metal Exchange just melted down for a third time: ‘Credibility is very quickly slipping through their fingers’

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March 17, 2022

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