aluminum

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When replacing their copper gutters a few years ago, they considered switching to aluminum, which would have been cheaper, but ultimately stuck with copper to preserve the home’s integrity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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

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

Metal-intensive industrial equipment and electrical grid equipment will pay a 15% rate through 2027, and products made abroad but “entirely with American steel, aluminum, and copper” will be subject to 10% tariffs.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

He reaches for a package wrapped in aluminum foil.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper