aluminum

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Rise in aluminum prices on March 30, to a four-year high, after two Gulf smelters were hit by Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Alcoa, Century Aluminum, and other mining stocks were jumping on Monday, after Iran targeted two major Middle Eastern aluminum producers over the weekend.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Those costs have gone up over the past year, due to higher U.S. tariffs on imported aluminum and rising global prices for the metal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

After the U.S. announced its tariffs on imported steel and aluminum last year, exporters “dramatically dropped” the value of those metals to lower the amount of tariffs that would be charged on them.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The voice emanating from the aluminum speaker grid was as serious as a nuclear winter.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer