Bears Print with Shorts on Tech, Copper Prices Soar Amidst Tariff News, Peek into the AI Billionaires' Club

Featured Article this week:

• Short sellers made $15 billion this year betting against tech stocks, with Tesla ($11B) and Nvidia ($4B) experiencing significant declines due to political controversies surrounding Elon Musk and increased competition from Chinese AI companies, respectively.

• The "Magnificent Seven" tech giants, including Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta, have underperformed, pressured by high AI investment costs, Trump's tariff policies, and investor skepticism about future profitability.

• Despite the downturn and shifting sentiment, analysts remain cautiously optimistic, emphasizing that tech companies are essential for U.S. economic growth, though the near-term outlook remains uncertain.

• Join the Conversation: Has Big Tech lost its shine, or is this just a temporary setback? Share your insights on LinkedIn and connect with industry experts discussing the future of AI investments, short-selling trends, and the tech sector’s next big move.

Copper Boom Ignites: Tariffs Spark a Metal Frenzy— 3 Small-Cap Copper Stocks

Copper prices have soared dramatically in 2025, jumping from approximately $8,798 to over $10,049 per ton by March 20—a roughly 14% year-to-date increase—driven by US tariff threats and global supply disruptions.

Copper Chaos: Prices Skyrocket as Tariffs Loom:

• Copper Prices Soar Above $10,000 per Ton: Driven by US tariff threats proposed by President Trump in February 2025, copper prices reached over $10,049 per ton on March 20, with a 14% year-to-date increase, reflecting global trade disruptions and supply concerns.

• US Import Surge Tightens Global Supply: The US, reliant on imports for 50% of its copper needs (850,000 tonnes in 2024), has spurred a shift of metal from LME warehouses to CME stocks, reducing global availability as traders anticipate tariffs amidst a 20% domestic production drop over a decade.

• Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Uncertainty: Tariff fears boost prices now—COMEX up 25% in 2025 vs. LME’s 13%—but could harm demand later if growth slows in the US and China, potentially raising inflation and complicating monetary policy.

Small-Cap Companies taking advantage of Copper Price Surge:

This is not Financial Advice, please do your own due diligence.

• Capstone Copper Corp. TSX: CS 

  • A small-to-mid-cap miner with operations in the US, Mexico, and Chile, having produced over 1 million tons in 2023, is poised to benefit from the copper price surge to through its expanding production capacity and higher revenues.

• Ero Copper Corp. TSX: ERO

  • A small-cap Canadian company operating in Brazil, set to see revenue gains from its average of 95 million pounds of annual copper output as prices climb amid global supply tightness.

• Ridgeline Minerals Corp. TSX-V: RDG.V

  • An exploration-stage small-cap with copper-gold projects in Nevada, likely to attract investment interest as rising copper prices enhance the value of its US-based assets.

Market Snapshot This Week:

Semiconductors and Tech Struggle: Nvidia (NVDA, -3.69%) and Broadcom (AVGO, -2.29%) declined amid rising competition from Chinese AI chipmakers, particularly impacting Nvidia's market dominance. Microsoft (MSFT, -0.94%) and Adobe (ADBE, -1.66%) also dipped, reflecting ongoing investor caution toward tech stocks and the heavy cost burdens of AI expansion.

Financial and Healthcare Outperform: JPMorgan Chase (JPM, +3.77%) and Wells Fargo (WFC, +2.31%) gained significantly, likely boosted by rising interest rates improving profitability in financial services. Healthcare stocks, such as Eli Lilly (LLY, +3.78%) and UnitedHealth (UNH, +5.32%), rose on strong earnings reports and investor rotation into defensive sectors amid market uncertainty.

Mixed Consumer and Communication Sector: Tesla (TSLA, -1.99%) and Amazon (AMZN, -1.37%) faced pressure from economic uncertainty and potential consumer spending slowdowns, while Netflix (NFLX, +4.04%) saw growth driven by subscriber optimism following recent successful content releases.

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