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Elon Musk revealed Optimus had stopped scaling — not from a software bug, but because he couldn’t get his hands on 3.5 kilograms of raw material. Here’s why that matters to every investor watching the AI boom

Elon Musk revealed Optimus had stopped scaling — not from a software bug, but because he couldn’t get his hands on 3.5 kilograms of raw material. Here’s why that matters to every investor watching the AI boom
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Former James Cooper details why he expects we’re embarking on a highly speculative phase in the resource market. The time to prepare is now.
By James Cooper,

Forget the miners doing the digging. Some of the fattest, most reliable yields in resources belong to the companies collecting the royalty cheque.
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Gold’s wildest year on record delivered panic, war, and a 20% crash — but the real story is just beginning.
By James Cooper,

Chronic underinvestment. A genuine supply shock. A market that had written off the sector. That’s the 1970s setup, and it’s shaping up again today.
By James Cooper,

Energy makes up just 3.2% of the S&P 500 today. At its 1980 peak, it commanded almost 30%. The gap between those two numbers is where the next great rotation begins.
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