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This Is How the Palladium Boom Comes to an End
Miners have seen strong results, but they risk squandering that good fortune before getting a chance to enjoy it.
Riding high.
Photographer: NAASHON ZALK/Bloomberg
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The year’s best-performing commodity keeps going from strength to strength.
Palladium – a sister-metal to platinum that’s used mostly in car catalytic converters – has gained nearly 28 percent so far this year, outpacing the 26 percent rise in West Texas Intermediate crude, the 22 percent jump in nickel, and the 16 percent gain for lumber.