Mining giant BHP Billiton is working on a plan to spin off its underperforming assets. Shares of some of its competitors were higher Tuesday, as investors speculated the spin-off might prove contagious.
Sterne Agee issued a flash note on Monday showing that, along with Alcoa's recent capacity curtailments in Rusal, the company announced it will shelve its plans to open a new smelter.
Jon C. Ogg These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, March 28, 2014. They include Citigroup, Lululemon, Microsoft, Oracle and SolarCity.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, March 14, 2014. They include Alcoa, BP, NetApp, Plug Power and Teva Pharmaceutical.
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsHere is a look at the five NYSE-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of February 28. Of the five, only two saw short…
ThinkstockHere is a look at the five NYSE-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of February 14. Of the five, only two saw short interest decrease. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:…
Jon OggHere is a look at the six NYSE-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of January 31. Of the five, only one saw its short interest decrease. AT&T…
24/7 Wall St. has decided to track some of the top increases in the short interest of NYSE stocks for the period ended January 31, 2014. They include Caterpillar, MasterCard, J.C. Penney…
ThinkstockAn analyst at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) has raised its price target on Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) from $12 to $15, a jump of about 36% from the stock’s trading…
Jon OggThe stock market took a hit from sellers mid-day, but fortunately the markets recovered enough that only the Dow was in the red at the closing bell. Stocks were even mixed…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday January 21, 2014.
ThinkstockIf you were to ask investor to name a high-flying stock, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) probably wouldn’t come to mind. But the shares are up more than 8 percent in January. Alcoa’s…
cgblaine22 Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe stock gods decided to buy the dip on Tuesday, a day after the biggest sell-off in about three months. Despite a lack of market-moving economic reports, the…
thinkstockStocks were highly confused all day after the Labor Department showed that a 6.7% unemployment rate surprise was simply because so many people have dropped out of the workforce. The real bomb…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) had been volatile ahead of earnings, hitting a 52-week high just before the report. Now we have the earnings report, and it will be interesting to see if…
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