Aluminum

Dahlman Rose has published a report on Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) previewing 2Q11 earnings. In the report, Dahlman Rose wrote, "The updated EPS guidance of $0.23 to $0.25 per share is inclusive of the Hawesville restart costs, charges related to Board of Directors and executive management...

Dahlman Rose reiterated its Hold rating on Century Aluminum (NASDAQ: CENX). At the moment, the rating agency does not have a price target placed on the company's stock. On Monday, CENX lost 1.59% of its value to finish the day at $14.27.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) estimates it will report second quarter net income of $23 to $25 million ($0.23 to $0.25 per basic and diluted share), which result will include the impact of the unabsorbed costs and restart expenditures at Hawesville. Financial results were also...

Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP) unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 28, 2011. Here's Benzinga's essential guide to Precision Castparts' first quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Ahead of the company's earnings announcement, analysts are expecting a positive EPS...

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq: KALU) today announced it has commenced expansion of its Kaiser Alexco hard alloy aerospace extrusion facility in Chandler, Arizona. The investment of approximately $11 million is expected to be completed by year end and will provide additional extrusion and heat...

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) earnings are coming up! Don't miss out: The company unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Need to cram before Thursday's earnings release? We've got just the thing. Here's an advanced look at Freeport-McMoran Copper &...

Below are the top aluminum stocks on the NYSE in terms of cash. Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited (NYSE: ACH) had $1.66 billion in total cash and $9.70 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) had $1.26 billion in total cash and $9.35 billion in total debt for the...

Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP) earnings are coming up! Don't miss out: The company unveils its next round of earnings this Monday, July 18, 2011. Wondering what Wall Street is thinking ahead of Precision Castparts' lastest earnings numbers? Get the latest predictions in our essential guide to...

Credit Suisse made a number of updates in a research report published today. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) had its rating assumed with an Outperform rating and a price target of $75. On Thursday, FCX lost 1.17% of its value to end the day at $54.25. Its shares continued to slide...

First Global reiterated its Market Perform rating on Alcoa (NYSE: AA). On Tuesday, Alcoa lost 1.26% of its value to end the day at $15.71. Its shares regained some of yesterday's losses in today's pre-market trading, rising 0.7% to $15.82.

Cusick's Corner Last night as I was doing a webinar I was catching myself trading more than teaching as the markets were on the move - US Dollar was running to the upside, Euro sliced through $1.40, bonds were running on the long end and the equities sliced through that support level, 1315. Then...

Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 209,212 contracts, 69.0% calls, 31.0% puts 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 149,088 contracts, 29.1% calls, 70.9% puts 3. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) 82,841 contracts, 60.1% calls, 39.9% puts 4. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) 77,...

The markets are holding their breath today as all eyes continue to be on Europe. Will Italy continue in free fall? Will they need a mega bailout? Italy is one of the largest economies in Europe and a much bigger mess to clean up. The only positive with Italy is that the Italian banks hold most of...

One thing we have discussed time and time again is the lack of responsibility on the side of the Federal Reserve.  They have left rates inherently low and created an environment for inflation to become contagious.  As Alcoa (AA) reported earnings last night, we couldn't help but read through the...

Alcoa Foundation today announced that in just two months Alcoa (NYSE: AA) employees contributed more than 25,000 hours of their time, the equivalent of three years, to volunteer in communities around the world. Community service projects took place during the Foundation's Green Works initiative...