TMC Stock (NASDAQ: TMC) Slides in Midday Trading as NOAA Opens Public Comment on Deep‑Seabed Mining License Applications
NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025 (12:17 p.m. ET). Shares of TMC the metals company Inc. (NASDAQ: TMC) were sharply lower around midday Friday, swinging with the kind of volatility investors have come to expect from a stock whose fate is tied as much to regulators and geopolitics as it is to nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese. As of the latest available quote (about 12:01 p.m. ET), TMC traded around $6.78, down roughly $0.84 from the prior close of $7.62 (about -11%), after opening near $7.66. Intraday trading ranged from roughly $6.76 to $7.76, with volume around 6.2 million