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Russian aluminum still flowing into the London Metal Exchange
Aluminium ingots are seen stored at the foundry shop of the Rusal Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter in Krasnoyarsk, Russia October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
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The case for subsidizing Quebec aluminum smelters gets harder and harder to make
Konrad Yakabuski
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Metal markets brace for a downturn of a different kind
An employee works at a electricity cable factory in Baoying, Jiangsu province, July 23, 2006.
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Copper today, aluminum tomorrow? LME’s Russian dilemma
Aluminum ingots are stacked at Mitchell Aerospace, Inc., a manufacturer of light alloy sand castings for the aerospace industry, in Montreal on Sept. 8.
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The Globe’s Stars and Dogs for the week
John Heinzl
u.s. business
GM plans $491-million Indiana plant upgrade to help support EVs
FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Canadian bank stocks and BMO’s ‘mortgage survival guide’
A home for sale in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood is photographed on July 18.
international business
EU and U.S. step up Russian aluminum, nickel imports despite ongoing war in Ukraine: data
Shipping containers are stacked together at the Port of Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Baltimore. During the summer, a massive container ship pulled into port loaded with sheets of plywood, aluminum rods and radioactive material – all sourced from the fields, forests and factories of Russia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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With the state of the cybersecurity industry remaining ‘strong,’ a Morgan Stanley analyst reveals his top stock picks
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.
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This sector is going to be the big winner from the transition to green energy. Plus, is it time to give up on REITs?
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Ukraine crisis rocks the London Metal Exchange
Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange in London, Britain, September 27, 2018.
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Oil, wheat, nickel storm higher on fears of supply chaos
: A dump truck is loaded with ore at Zapolyarny mine of Medvezhy Ruchey enterprise, which is a subsidiary of the world's leading nickel and palladium producer Nornickel, in the Arctic city of Norilsk, Russia August 24, 2021
household finances
From gasoline to beer: How war in Ukraine could affect inflation
A gas pump is shown at a filling station in Montreal, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. New Brunswick gas prices jumped by more than four cents a litre today, with the provincial Tory government saying the federal carbon tax has turned out to be a "very bad April Fool's joke" from Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Analysts expect scorching base metals rally to cool
Copper rods are seen at Truong Phu cable factory in northern Hai Duong province, outside Hanoi, Vietnam, Aug. 11, 2017.
international business
America working ‘very closely’ with Britain on trade challenges, U.S. official says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai addresses the Geneva Graduate Institute on the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the global economy and U.S. policy priorities ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
international business
U.S. trade chief, UK trade minister discuss steel and aluminum sectors
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: British International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai pose for a picture during a G7 trade summit at Mansion House on October 22, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
international business
EU, U.S. end clash over steel, aluminum tariffs, to work on global deal
U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after speaking about steel and aluminium tariffs, on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Power is a double-edged sword for global metals sector
An employee works at Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant of Nornickel company, the world's leading nickel and palladium producer, in the Arctic city of Norilsk, Russia Aug. 23, 2021.
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Russian tax brews up perfect aluminum premium storm
Aluminum cans are seen at Cosmic Eye Brewing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Lincoln, Neb.
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World’s largest aluminum producer still short of metal
In this Wednesday, May 15, 2019, photo, a worker moves aluminum pipes in a factory in Zouping, China.
asia-pacific business
China to tighten environmental approval for polluting projects
CORRECTS TO REMOVE THE REFERENCES TO CARBON BLACK AND STEEL MANUFACTURING - FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019 file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province. Scientists say greenhouse gas emissions must start dropping sharply as soon as possible to prevent global temperatures rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. So far, the world is on course for a 3- to 4-degree Celsius rise, with potentially dramatic consequences for many countries. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil, File)
u.s. business
Low carbon world needs $1.7-trillion in mining investment
(FILES) In this file photo a flare stack is pictured next to pump jacks and other oil and gas infrastructure on April 24, 2020 near Odessa, Texas. - The American Petroleum Institute (API) confirmed on March 2, 2021 it is considering supporting a carbon tax, a sign of the shifting politics of climate change in the United States.API has been working with scientists, geologists and others throughout the industry "to meet the world's energy demands and drive down US emissions, and our efforts are focused on supporting a new US contribution to the global Paris Agreement," a spokeswoman for the institute, whose 60 members include ExxonMobil and Chevron, told AFP. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) (Photo by PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images)
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The close: Major indexes lower as tech-led selloff spreads to other sectors amid inflation jitters
The TSX ticker is shown in Toronto on May 10, 2013.
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A beauty editor declares her love for her tried-and-true hand cream
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Supercycle or China cycle? Funds wait for Dr. Copper’s call
Copper ore samples from the exploratory mine shaft 10 are seen in the geological facility of Resolution Copper in Superior, Arizona on March 30.
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Six ‘satellite’ ETF picks for an RRSP portfolio
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Trump formally lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum but warns they could be reinstated
FILE - In this June 28, 2018, file photo, rolls of finished steel are seen at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill. Companies seeking relief from President Donald Trump’s taxes on imported steel and aluminum ran into long delays and cumbersome paperwork, a federal watchdog found, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. The U.S. Government Accountability Office reported that the Commerce Department, overwhelmed by companies lobbying to avoid the tariffs, could not meet its own deadline for processing around three-fourths of the requests. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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Beer can battle: Inside a war over recycling in B.C.
SAN CARLOS, CA - JUNE 06: Stacks of empty aluminum cans sit on a pallet before being filled with beer at Devil's Canyon Brewery on June 6, 2018 in San Carlos, California. New tariffs imposed by U.S. president Donald Trump on aluminum from Canada, Mexico and the European Union could cause the price of canned beer and soft drinks to rise. The 10 percent tariff could raise the price of a six-pack of beer by one dollar. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
opinion
Score one for Canada: On aluminum tariffs, the U.S. bully blinks
Lawrence Martin
politics
U.S. removes tariffs on Canadian aluminum but imposes quotas on future shipments
U.S. axes tariffs on Canadian aluminum but imposes quotas on future shipments
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Aluminium producers’ race to go green may fracture market
Aluminum in a smelter is seen at the Alouette aluminum plant in Sept-Iles, Que., Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
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China’s aluminum import surge a sign of global disconnect
In this Wednesday, May 15, 2019, photo, a worker moves aluminum pipes in a factory in Zouping in eastern China's Shandong province.
asia-pacific business
Giant, the world’s largest bike maker, battles to keep pace with a global bicycle boom
A worker checks an e-bike at a Giant factory in Taichung on May 21, 2019.
u.s. business
58 per cent of Americans oppose President Trump’s tariff on Canadian aluminum, survey suggests
Rolls of coiled coated steel are shown at Stelco before a visit by the Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Hamilton on June 29, 2018. Parliament's spending watchdog says the government is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade fight with the Trump administration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power