Breaking Analysis•Business, Finance & EconomicsCopper Hit $6.89, Then Dropped More Than 4%. Contractors Should Treat the Volatility as a Pricing Problem.Copper futures hit a record near $6.89 a pound before falling more than 4% after a Reuters report that the White House has not made a final decision on refined-copper tariffs. For electrical, plumbing and HVAC contractors, the real risk is not predicting copper—it is quoting work with stale material assumptions.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk•Sep 10, 2026•13 min