Bahrain-based Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has begun cutting production at the world's largest single-site smelter due to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/bahrain-starts-cutting-output-at-world-s-top-aluminum-smelter">reported.</a>

The world's largest aluminum smelter has begun cutting production because of the war in Iran

Century Aluminum Company

Freedom Broker is opening a short-term trade idea on mid-cap aluminum producer Century Aluminum, expecting the stock to gain about 13% over the next two months. The call is based on what the analysts describe as the company’s unique position as a domestic producer of primary aluminum, benefitting from Trump's trade policy and tariff protection.

Freedom short-term trade idea: Buy Century Aluminum as beneficiary of Trump policies

JD.com, Inc.

Billionaire Bill Ackman plans to float a closed-end fund again after a year, tempering his fundraising appetite from $25 billion to $5 billion. Retail investor demand for the IPO of Chinese rival Nvidia outstripped the offer by more than 4,000 times. Investment bankers bet on the recovery of the market for initial public offerings in Europe in 2026. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

Ackman fund listing and excitement around the "killer" Nvidia: the main thing about the IPO by November 30th

Aluminum futures are considered a key indicator of global industrial activity

Oil, aluminum and copper rose in price on hopes of an end to the U.S. shutdown

Ford Motor Company

Ford is the largest customer of an aluminum sheet metal plant that burned down three weeks ago  

Ford shares are down 6%. Why are investors reacting belatedly to the September firestorm?

One of Wall Street's largest investment banks predicts gold at $2500-2700 per ounce by July 2026