This week, I got a Tweet on my phone from Brighton Best. It read, “Have u been watching the price of nickel? Up $0.70 in 15 days…”.
That was it. I think that is an interesting use of Twitter. What are they saying exactly? Perhaps that prices are going up for any products with nickel content. Maybe it is just a commentary on one economic factor that caught their attention. Any fluctuations in the metals market is meaningful to the fastener industry. I’m not really familiar with the price of nickel, so it does not register with me whether or not that is some kind of huge spike or just a mild trend. But, the way I read it struck me this was kind of significant or surprising. (…)
