Aluminum

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced today Ray Kilmer to be the new Chief Technology Officer, succeeding Mohammad Zaidi.

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced today that Dr. Ray Kilmer, currently Vice President, Technology Development and Deployment, has been appointed Chief Technology Officer, succeeding Dr. Mohammad Zaidi, who has elected to retire. Dr. Kilmer will become a member of Alcoa's Executive Council and will be...

Cusick's Corner The market is at a point of indecision, especially with the market digesting quite a move to the upside, hitting resistance at the very point in February where there was a glut of congestion and finally the lack of volume. Also the proverbial Canary in the coal mine is chirping,...

I've made a couple of trades this morning - the first was Brigham Exploration (BEXP) which I was in and out of so fast, that there wasn't enough time to do a post. The second one was Alcoa (AA) which I went long at $17.25. I expect this to be just an intraday trade, based on the short-term breakout...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Alcoa (AA) is “one of my absolute favorite stocks. This is an ultimate Japanese reconstruction story. This company is in fabulous shape." He said that Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI) is “an interesting speculation. It hasn't...

Stocks discussed on Lightning Round Session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Friday March 25. Bullish Calls: Alcoa (AA): “This is one of my absolutely favorite stocks…the ultimate Japan reconstruction play…they make aluminum for turbines…they have so many orders for fasteners and screws to put...

Stocks discussed on Lightning Round Session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Friday March 25. Bullish Calls: Alcoa (AA): “This is one of my absolutely favorite stocks…the ultimate Japan reconstruction play…they make aluminum for turbines…they have so many orders for fasteners and screws to put...

Stocks discussed on Lightning Round Session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Friday March 25. Bullish Calls: Alcoa (AA): “This is one of my absolutely favorite stocks…the ultimate Japan reconstruction play…they make aluminum for turbines…they have so many orders for fasteners and screws to put...

Stocks discussed on Lightning Round Session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Friday March 25. Bullish Calls: Alcoa (AA): “This is one of my absolutely favorite stocks…the ultimate Japan reconstruction play…they make aluminum for turbines…they have so many orders for fasteners and screws to put...

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) will be leading off the upcoming earnings season on April 11th. This round of quarterly reports is likely going to be a very significant determinant of where the stock market is headed in 2011. Currently, the S&P 500 is up a little more than 2.50% for the year, after briefly...

Below are the top mid-cap synthetics stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Nalco Holding Company (NYSE: NLC) is $4.25 billion. NLC's PEG ratio is 0.80. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is $2.36 billion....

Goldman Sachs is raising its 1Q2011 estimate for Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) to $0.28 from $0.25 due to the mark-to-market of aluminum prices. “The 15-day lagged average aluminum price for 1Q2011 came at $1.12/lb versus our $1.04/lb estimate (8% higher),” Goldman Sachs writes. “We also raise our 2Q2011...

Cusick's Corner Nice bounce with authority. The After Hours were solid, trading with strong volume and wider scope. The bulls have the conviction coming into the weekend. All eyes will be on Asia, monitoring Japan, and any further activity in the Middle East. Have a good weekend. Stocks are...

Cusick's Corner The market was relatively strong into the Midday in the face of the tragedy in Japan, but support is now resistance. 1300 is that S&P level where support was holding up until the last two sessions. The market will need to do some work into the After Hours in order for the...

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced today it has completed the acquisition of the aerospace fastener business of TransDigm Group Inc., a global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components. The business will become part of Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS), a leading worldwide...