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Oct 21, 2025

Call it a silver squeeze

Silver hit an all-time high last week. Helping fuel that rally is a physical shortage. And later: teeny tiny cans of Coca-Cola.

A shortage of silver has prices for the precious metal surging
by Savannah Peters
Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images
Used in nearly everything with an on-and-off switch, global demand for silver has been outstripping supply since 2020.
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Coca-Cola taps mini cans and new flavors to spark a fizzling soda market
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jc Milhet/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
The 7.5-ounce mini cans cater to consumers on weight-loss drugs or simply looking for a quick treat — and will be sold individually in convenience stores next year.
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Oil drilling near Amazon given the go-ahead
The Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has a green light to start drilling for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River. The decision follows a five-year battle for that permission. Critics say the approval casts doubt over Brazil's green ambitions. Ione Wells, the BBC's correspondent in São Paolo, reports.
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