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copper mining industry?

Absolutely.

That was WSJ reporter Ryan December.

Thanks, Ryan.

And if you've taken a real shine to copper, we'll leave a link to a recent episode we did all about the relationship of copper's price to the economy in our show notes.

The company Vail Resorts said the number of skiers visiting its mountains this season was down 20 percent, mostly because there's been so little snow in the mountains out west.

But its East Coast resorts had plenty of snow, which helped offset the effect of the lack of snow in the Rockies.

Verizon said today that its hours-long wireless outage yesterday was linked to a software update.

The company's offering a $20 credit to customers whose service went down.

And Spotify's raising the price of its premium subscription in the U.S.

from $11.99 a month to $12.99 a month.

The new price takes effect next month.

And finally, it's one of the most sprawling gambling cases in the history of American sports, the basketball betting scandal.

And it's gotten even bigger.

This morning, federal prosecutors laid out more details of a conspiracy to allegedly rig dozens of games, reaching from U.S.

college basketball to the top professional league in China.

The government says that for U.S.

college ball, at least 39 players on 17 different Division I teams manipulated contests in 2024 and 2025.

It's part of the same investigation that, in October, resulted in indictments against an NBA coach and a player.

And that's what's news for this Thursday afternoon.