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US Seizes $25M of Aluminum Linked to Chinese Billionaire

wsj.com

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(same story, less paywall) https://agmetalminer.com/2017/01/13/part-of-aluminum-stockpi...

Context: there is all manner of strange stuff going on in the aluminium market, especially in relation to futures and warehousing.

e.g. https://www.fastmarkets.com/base-metals-news/aluminium/timel...

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2011/05/18/572046/please-wait-10...

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/01/16/1744342/an-aluminium-...

Can we add a unit to the title here on HN? The only reason I clicked through was to see what unit the 25M was in. 25 million grams? 25 million milligrams? 25 million rupees?

(it's $25 million USD)

Thanks for saving me a click. I was going to go with 25 million moles.

web link don't work. [Here's another](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-seizes-25-million-worth-...)

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web link has stopped getting me around the paywall. Isn't it against HN policy to link to sites with paywalls?

Just flag it and hope the mods get the idea.

I don't think so. The guidelines don't say anything about paywalls. WSJ and WaPo are linked to all the time.

Now is it bad form, maybe...

"Are paywalls ok? It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds." - FAQ

My fault. I went and skimmed at the guidelines before I responded. I must have missed that.

"To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In"

More & more sites are doing this. Its such a crappy experience.

Losing money and laying off workers is a crappy experience for the media. I like my free high quality news as much as the next guy but the current system of free riding isn't working. Can't blame them for trying.

Where are you finding high quality news? In my experience, that comes from the places without a financial incentive.

If anyone can actually get to the article, would you mind pasting it here, please?

What kind of warehouse do you need for 25M or aluminium?

Its a factory yard - just acres of dirt surrounded by a fence.

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