commodities

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As with all commodities, success sows the seeds of its own destruction—even if AI hopes are fulfilled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“The urgent, immediate grab for physical cargoes has died down,” said Hamad Hussain, commodities economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

As a result, they effectively have short positions in the commodities needed to develop their expansion, Currie said.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

In commodities, the team favors base industrial metals like aluminum, nickel, lead, and zinc, as artificial-intelligence and military buildouts increase demand while reinvestment rates by miners remain low, constricting supply.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

War preparations were already tightening the supplies of both commodities, but Loomis pulled strings, even yanked them, to get Lawrence what he needed at a preferential price.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik