nickel
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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
Sulfuric acid is the most consumed chemical on the planet, produced by smelting and refining nonferrous metals, such as copper and nickel, or by burning sulfur, a byproduct of oil-and-gas processing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Metals executives say nickel miners there, who get most of their sulfur from the Middle East, have started to dial back production of the metal that is used to make electric-vehicle batteries and stainless steel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Copper and nickel are used in battery technology and electrical infrastructure, making them essential to the transition to renewable energy.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Some people in town would even buy the carp for a nickel and eat the fish!
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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