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Steel Maker Making Moves

Posted: January 9, 2013 at 1:33 pm

ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), the world’s largest steelmaker by volume, has announced a set of moves that are interesting if only because of their variety. First, the company plans to restart ...
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Steelmakers Get Another Knockdown (AKS, NUE, STLD, X, MT, SCHN)

Posted: October 23, 2012 at 11:43 am

Steelmaker AK Steel Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AKS) reported quarterly earnings today and the results that were better than expected, but earnings per share (EPS) still came in negative. AK Steel ...
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After the Fall: A Value Choice in Base Metals and Steel (RIO, VALE, BHP, X, NUE, STLD, MT, FCX, SCCO, AA)

Posted: May 29, 2012 at 12:59 pm

The single most important word in world markets for base metals and steel is “China.” With the slow-motion economic recovery in the global economy, the expected 8% or so growth ...
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Nucor Guidance Way Below Consensus Estimate (NUE)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 9:32 am

Steel-maker Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) released guidance for its first quarter of 2012 that is about 50% less than consensus estimates. The company said that EPS for the first quarter ...
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Weak Coal Demand Driving Fear (PCX, ANR, JRCC, MT, X, AKS)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 11:23 am

US coal miner Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) said this morning that it was closing three of its contractor-operated coal mines and two production units in West Virginia “in response ...
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