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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.

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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.

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Surging copper demand sent Freeport-McMoRan to a new all-time closing high Friday, based on data back to 1995. Share prices closed at $76.66, up 7.6%. Year-to-date, shares are up 51%. Copper has surged as a must-have for the AI buildout and because of U.

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 ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.37% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.10%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini...

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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 ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.31%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.03%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.33%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Ford Motor (NYSE:F) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $48.3 billion and adjusted EBIT of $2.5 billion, as stronger pricing and favorable product mix more than offset lower volumes tied to an aluminum supply disruption and vehicle portfolio changes. Revenue declined 4% year over year, while ad

Freeport-McMoRan's Q2 2026 earnings show higher copper and gold prices boosting profits as its Grasberg mine ramps back up, though FCX stock dipped after a strong pre-earnings rally.

These are good times for copper producers. Demand for their product is decidedly robust, particularly for copper coil or copper plate or the ultra-pure copper broken up literally into atoms to make tiny, high-speed computer chips. Or all the wiring and related equipment used in data centers. Copper ...

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) reports a 65% increase in net income and strategic expansions, while addressing challenges in capital expenditures and regulatory approvals.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) executives said the copper producer’s second-quarter 2026 results reflected “progress” across its major operating regions, citing better-than-forecast copper sales and unit cash costs, a continuing recovery at the Grasberg Block Cave mine in Indonesia and stronger perform

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX, XETRA:FPMB) reported stronger-than-expected second quarter 2026 results on Thursday, with earnings and revenue topping Wall Street expectations, although shares edged about 2% lower as investors weighed a slightly reduced near-term copper sales outlook. The...

Copper mining giant Freeport-McMoRan handily beat Q2 earnings forecasts but slightly trimmed its outlook for copper sales this year, with a significant shortfall in Q3. Still, the copper price fell as the U.

The copper miner posted better-than-expected earnings as favorable prices boosted the copper mining giant’s financials.

Earnings season ramps up this week with some key tech earnings on tap. This week we have Tesla, Intel, Alphabet, GE Verona, International Business Machines, ServiceNow, Freeport-Mcmoran and American Express all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal week for stocks.

Markets face a potentially volatile week as AI bubble fears intensify amid concerns that technology sector repricing has not yet reached equilibrium, coinciding with earnings season ramping dramatically through late July.

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...

Power demand is surging to keep America's air conditioners running, but prices are falling for the fuel that helps generate much of the country's electricity. Natural-gas futures are on track to drop more than 10% this week, an unusual move during such steamy weather. The pressure on prices is coming from domestic stockpiles that have continued to swell despite the heat as well as from a maintenance shutdown at a big liquefied natural gas export terminal.

Freeport-McMoRan is projected to announce its second-quarter results soon, with analysts predicting a double-digit increase in the company's earnings.