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Copper

Copper Cracks Under Pressure: Industrial Metal Slides Below $13,000 as Trade Tensions Chill Global Markets

The long-standing "copper supercycle" narrative faced a stark reality check this week as benchmark prices for the red metal plummeted below the critical psychological threshold of $13,000 per metric ton. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), three-month copper futures tumbled to a low of $12,650, marking

Micron

The AI Memory Supercycle: Why 2026 is the Year the 'Sold-Out' Sign Became Permanent for Micron

As the calendar turns to January 2, 2026, the semiconductor industry is no longer defined by the boom-and-bust cycles of the past. Instead, a "structural reset" has taken hold, driven by the insatiable demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) required to fuel generative AI. The memory chip market,