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Alcoa could benefit from stronger margins and renewed investor interest linked to supply chokeholds.

Major cryptocurrencies could be reclaiming their war haven status yet again.

Oil prices have surged and stocks have fallen in the month since the Iran conflict began, while gold has unexpectedly declined as rate expectations shift.

Trump’s decision to push back his Iran deadline should have been good news for digital assets.

Bargain stocks are in areas of U.S.-Japan synergy. Industrial conglomerate Hitachi has a joint venture with General Electric, for instance.

Major cryptocurrency prices fell after Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end fighting in the Middle East, prompting market uncertainty.

Nvidia is funding an ecosystem of U.S. artificial-intelligence models to counter Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek.

Hopes of an end to fighting in Iran have faded, weighing on gold and silver prices.

UBS analysts cut their price target on the stock, citing some concerns about the growth of its 365 Copilot product, though Microsoft cited “very good” usage in the second quarter.

The war in Iran poses a key threat to aluminum supplies outside of China, says ANZ Research.

It had been thought Iran would be unlikely to close the Strait of Hormuz. How events are shaping China’s designs on Taiwan.

Micron stock has benefited from the memory-chip boom, but American investors are about to get an alternative play on the trend.

The stock prices of large mining companies rallied early Wednesday.

Gold was on track to snap a five-day losing streak as the price of precious metals jumped Wednesday.

Major cryptocurrency prices were mixed as mediators from Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan were pushing to arrange ceasefire talks.

Asia could become a prime buyer of Canadian energy.

The e-commerce giant reported adjusted earnings of $2.53 a share on revenue of $17.7 billion.

Amid market volatility and the Iran war, gold has turned out to be a disappointment. Gavekal Research CEO Louis-Vincent Gave looks for alternatives.

SK Hynix is making big investments in chipmaking tools, which is good for ASML but might have concerning implications for Micron.

The price of bullion fell amid reports of heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran and as the U.S. dollar index rose.

According to Mike Wirth, markets aren’t properly pricing the energy supply shock in the Middle East.

Digital asset prices rallied even as benchmark oil futures rose early Tuesday.

Brent and WTI fell sharply after President Donald Trump said Iran had agreed to no nuclear weapons on Monday.

Gold cuts back its losses after President Donald Trump postpones further strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.

The price of gold impacts the bottom line of precious metal mining companies.