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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) stock fell 6.6% on Thursday to close at $71.21, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.6%. Copper sold off on surging yields and on reports that the White House has yet to decide on copper tariffs, raising concern the plan could be dropped over worries about higher manufacturing costs. That doubt lands on the part of Freeport that management says a tariff would help: its US business.

A single policy update with no operational content just sent the entire copper mining sector into freefall, erasing billions in gains that took months to build. Here is why tariff uncertainty can reprice a whole industry inside minutes.

The copper price and shares of S&P 500 copper mining giant Freeport-McMoRan turned sharply lower on Thursday morning after a Reuters report cast doubt that the White House would broaden tariffs to cover refined copper. Tariff expectations had helped fuel a new copper price earlier this week. While copper fell the hardest, gold, silver and other precious metals prices also lost ground amid a firmer dollar, $100 U.S. crude oil and higher inflation-adjusted Treasury yields.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Thursday ahead of a key inflation report. Nvidia chipmaker TSMC falls on August sales.

Investing.com -- Canada’s C$27.6 billion retaliation against U.S. imports took effect on Tuesday, putting the Canadian dollar and North American supply chains under fresh pressure as investors assessed the risk that a widening trade war will drive up costs and disrupt cross-border commerce.

Copper prices hit a record high Tuesday due to concerns over potential U.S. tariffs and supply problems amid surging demand for AI data-center infrastructure.

Copper prices rose in early European trading despite growing expectations that the Fed will raise interest rates this month, weighing on the demand outlook for metals.

Copper prices hit record highs on tariff-driven stockpiling and AI data center demand, benefiting Freeport-McMoRan, Southern Copper, and BHP, though analysts warn of a tariff-related policy premium.

The market rally suffered damage last week, though bitcoin and gold shined. Nvidia and CrowdStrike earnings are critical while Fed's Warsh will make a big speech.

The copper tariff premium was the visible signal that faded; the quiet rebuild of its US mines was the half of the move an investor could actually see coming.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.89%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.44%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Dan Dreyfus, founder of Borneite Capital, made a striking case for copper on a recent appearance on the All-In Podcast. By his calculations, simply keeping up with ordinary GDP growth would require the world to extract 700 million tons of copper over the next 18 years, which is roughly the same amount humanity has mined ... Copper Analyst: America Needs as Much Copper in the Next 18 Years as It Mined in the Last 10,000 Years

The copper price rally continued early Tuesday morning, then lost momentum, amid hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal, easing dollar and market positioning for a near-term decision on expanding Trump tariffs on the red metal. Mining stocks including BHP Group, Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Teck Resources trade near buy points, as does the United States Copper Index Fund, a copper stock ETF. The price of copper briefly rallied within 4% of an all-time high as markets brace for potential Trump tariffs news later this month, with demand already outpacing supply.

Rare earth stocks and copper plays are flashing buy signals or close to it amid multiple catalysts. MP Materials and USA Rare Earth are both near buy points, as is S&P 500 copper giant Freeport-McMoRan. The copper price has rallied near an all-time high as markets brace for potential Trump tariffs news, with demand already outpacing supply.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.54%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.91%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.30%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -1.02%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.17%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.96%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.64%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -1.07%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...