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Why TMC The Metals Company Stock Is Surging Today

July 10, 2025
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TMC The Metals Company (TMC 9. 25%) stock is posting another day of big gains in Thursday's trading. The seabed-mining company's price was up 9. 2% as of 3 p. ET and...

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TMC The Metals Company (TMC 9. 25%) stock is posting another day of big gains in Thursday's trading

The seabed-mining company's price was up 9. 2% as of 3 p

ET and had been up as much as 15. 6% earlier in the session

TMC's valuation is moving higher today ing recent news that the Trump administration is set to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports

The company's stock is now up more than 500% year to date

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TMC stock surges on copper tariff news The Trump administration recently said that it plans to implement a 50% tariff on copper imports on Aug

The move is in line with recent moves from the administration to support the increase of domestic mineral sourcing

Rising geopolitical tensions between the U

And China have the Trump administration aiming to bolster domestic mineral duct capabilities, and deep-sea mining could play a significant role in the country shifting sourcing away from its chief rival on the global stage

In April, President Trump signed an executive order to accelerate permit grants for companies in the deep-sea-mining space

Soon after the executive order, TMC submitted filings for its first commercial mining permit

While it's not necessarily guaranteed that the company will be given the go ahead to ceed with its mining operations, recent developments suggest that TMC will have its permit applications apved

The political dynamic is ly to continue creating a more lax regulatory backdrop and suggests an increasingly favorable environment to launch and scale operations for TMC

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