Cross-Industry Briefing: Monday, June 15, 2026

EP15 covers three stories this week: (1) Copper up 18.4% YoY and BLS Q1 data showing ULC +1.8% with barely any productivity growth — trade contractors need to update pricing now. (2) AI in field service crossed the 72% adoption mark, with ServiceNow launching Autonomous Workforce in June — manual dispatch shops are now in the minority. (3) Fitness Ventures acquired 22 Crunch gyms to become the largest Crunch operator at 115 locations — and what the PE density playbook means for every independent personal service owner.