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Copper Prices Are Up Again. Here’s Who That Impacts.


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Copper is selling close to a high it hasn’t hit in a decade—all because of demand.

After more than a year, the world is finally roaring back from the pandemic. And that growth—possibly 6% this year in the U.S., double digits already in China, drives up prices.

Copper was up about 1% in Friday, trading to $4.32 a pound. If that’s the closing...