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The Iran war is sending shock waves through the global aluminum industry, with manufacturers facing a spike in prices and traders expecting widespread suspensions of supply contracts unless flows through the Strait of Hormuz resume quickly. Aluminum is the most ubiquitous industrial metal after steel, but in recent years the market has been periodically rocked by supply shocks that have exposed fragilities in the complex network of bauxite mines, alumina refineries and aluminum smelters that supply to manufacturers around the world often in highly specialized forms that can't readily be replaced. Timna Tanners, Managing Director of Equity Research at Wells Fargo Securities, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec from the Bloomberg Invest conference in New York City.

FIFA World Cup 26 NYNJ Host Committee CEO Alex Lasry believes that the New York-New Jersey area is 'more than ready' for the upcoming games, citing an emphasis on four key pillars: security, transportation, fan engagement, & economic impact. He talks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close."

China's leaders are gathering in Beijing for the National People's Congress as economic priorities collide with rising geopolitical risks abroad. Stephen Engle reports from Beijing with a preview of what to watch.

Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers. 

Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.

The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk. 

This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers. 

Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.

With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will officially stop collecting billions in trade duties at 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to levy tariffs illegal.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a historic blow to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda Friday, ruling 6-3 that the administration overstepped its constitutional authority by using a national emergency statute to impose sweeping global tariffs.

The January US jobs report surprised to the upside, adding 130,000 roles as unemployment dipped to 4.3% and wages stayed contained.