Base Metals

The company reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.82 from sales of $4.4 billion.

Freeport-McMoRan posts revenue of $5.63 billion for the fourth quarter, well ahead of Wall Street’s call for $5.29 billion.

Truist analyst Peter Osterland upgraded shares of the lithium miner to Buy from Hold. His price target went to $205 from $125. Higher lithium prices drove the change.

News from the Australian miner Lynas is helping the U.S. sector.

Jefferies analyst Christopher LaFemina upgraded Ramaco Resources shares to Buy from Hold. His price target went down $3 to $30, according to FactSet.

HSBC analyst Ishan Jain raised his call on the mining stock to Buy from Hold. His price target went to $200 from $117.

Stocks are up. The 10-year Treasury yield is down. Oil is cheap. Still, there’s one asset that shows how stressed Americans really are.

The fundamentals are changing for the better, positioning the stocks as potentially viable long-term investments. 

The company is vertically integrating all the way back to raw materials as it competes in artificial intelligence.

Copper prices look set to fall from all-time highs, says Goldman Sachs

A Defense Department agreement derisked MP’s growth plans and lifted analyst price targets.

America doesn’t have the critical minerals essential to its artificial intelligence push.

J.P. Morgan downgrades Alcoa to Underweight from Neutral in a research note Thursday.

Commodities markets are bracing for their annual shake-up. This year’s event has big implications for precious metals.

Metals demand remains elevated amid supply disruptions, tariff threats, and geopolitical risks.

The situation has benefited some mining stocks, as well as defense and energy shares.

The U.S. ousting of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, alongside threats of further gunboat diplomacy, are stoking demand for safe-haven assets.

Silver and gold sparkled, global stock markets surged, and bonds behaved. Here’s to a very good year.

Nvidia shares fell, and Newmont and Hecla Mining also decline as precious metals prices tumble.

Meta Platforms announces the acquisition of AI start-up Manus, and Trump Media launches five ‘America First’ exchange-traded funds.

Nvidia and Tesla shares fall, DigitalBridge jumps after SoftBank agrees to acquire the data-center investment firm, and Newmont slumps as precious metals prices tumble.

Silver prices swing wildly as metals markets face key near-term risks.

Copper could outperform gold and silver in 2026, according to this market technician. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on stocks, bonds, crude.

Record gold and silver prices got all the publicity, but metals across the board, from uranium to copper to cobalt, took off this year and look likely to climb next year, too. Here’s why.

The metal is on pace for its best annual percentage gain since 2009 across all markets.