The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple, Best Buy, Cisco Systems, Procter & Gamble, Synchrony Financial and U.S. Steel.
Cliffs Natural Resources announced Thursday that it will reopen its United Taconite mine north of Duluth, Minnesota, in August, two months ahead of its previously announced October reopening.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include AK Steel, Alphabet, Royal Dutch Shell, Sunoco Logistics, Terex, Verifone Systems and Williams Partners.
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday ruled that imports of cold-rolled steel from China will be subject to a maximum 266% anti-dumping duty plus a 256% anti-subsidy duty.
Paul Ausick The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday morning include Facebook, First Solar, Hess, Texas Instruments, U.S. Steel, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Infinera.
Shares of U.S. steel makers traded higher on Tuesday after Barclays and Merrill Lynch both decided to raise price targets on some of the companies in the steel industry.
Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Apache, Baker Hughes, Jack in the Box, Rite Aid, Synchrony Financial and U.S. Steel.
Credit Suisse has updated its view on U.S. steel companies and where those companies stand to go from here.
While steel prices in the United States may see some near-term upside, one key analyst fears that momentum may run out of steam into summer.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, March 21, include AK Steel, Intel, Symantec, Tesla, US Steel and Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
With the government finally getting tough with China, iron ore prices rising, and demand improving, things are looking much better for these top steel companies and the industry as a whole.
Where there is smoke there is fire, but there may not be any fire in the world's steel production.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday, February 23, include Annaly Capital Management, Barrick Gold, Cheniere Energy, Fitbit, Dean Foods, Groupon, SolarCity, Twitter and U.S. Steel.
Monday's top analyst calls include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cisco Systems, Micron Technology, Seagate Technology, VertexPharmaceuticals, Walt Disney and Xerox.
As far as U.S. Steel is concerned, analysts are wary that a turnaround is in the offing, many lowering their price targets.
Paul Ausick 
