Aluminum

US stock futures are lower this morning, as debt fears moved to Italy. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 86 points to 12,529.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 12.50 points to 1,329.30. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 24.00 points to 2,384.50. US stocks closed lower...

Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.34 on revenue of $6.32 billion. PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.27 on revenue of $70.63 million. Infosys Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) is estimated to report its Q1 EPS at $0.64 on revenue of $1.65...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.34 on revenue of $6.32 billion. Alcoa shares dropped 0.67% to close at $16.38 on Friday. Lonza Group Ltd announced its plans to buy Arch Chemicals Inc (NYSE: ARJ) in an...

The recent collapse in the share price of Chinese reverse mergers is at this point widely known. But, what if investors had simply purchased a basket of companies with the name "China" somewhere in the security? Here are the performances of securities on the NYSE, containing the word "China,"...

A dismal June jobs number put a dent, albeit small, in the recent rally delivered by stocks and that is the big headline grabber to end this holiday-shortened week, but there is more...much more. Heading into the weekend, there are fresh and ominous concerns regarding Europe's sovereign debt woes...

Get ready for Alcoa (NYSE: AA) earnings! Don't be the last to know: The company announces its next round of earnings this Monday, July 11, 2011. Want to skip the homework and get all the facts in one place? We thought so. Here is your everything-that-matters guide for this Monday's second...

Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. HollyFrontier (NYSE: HFC) had its coverage initiated with a Buy rating and a price target of $95. Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) had its rating downgraded from Buy to Hold. At the same time, its price target was reduced to $56...

Deutsche Bank's recommendation changes in metals and mining for 7/5/2011 are as follows: Thompson Creek (NYSE: TC) - Buy to Hold, tgt $14 to $12, Goldcorp (NYSE: GG)- Buy to Hold, tgt $60 to $56, Silver Standard (NASDAQ: SSRI) - Buy to Hold, tgt CAD37 to CAD31. Target Price Changes: Alcoa (...

Is it really summer earnings season already? It seems like just yesterday we were navigating all the numbers and steering our portfolios into profitable waters. Yet, here we are! Alcoa (NYSE: AA) has been batting lead-off in New York seemingly since Bernie Williams was in diapers, and that's not...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he “really likes Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE).” He added, “It's a well run company and I'm a buyer." He said that Ezcorp (NASDAQ: EZPW) is “part of the expanding lower class theme. It fits into my dollar store thesis and I...

President Obama is speaking today at a Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) plant, and the stock is moving higher today, up nearly 2% on the session. According to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, Obama is at an Alcoa plant where laid off workers came back to the plant, as well as additional...

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) today announced it has been awarded a new multi-year supply agreement with Airbus for aluminum sheet and plate products utilizing Alcoa's current and advanced-generation aluminum alloys. The agreement was reached this week at the Paris Air Show by executives of both companies....

Below are the top aluminum stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) has a PEG ratio of 0.44. CENX's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.21 billion. Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) has a PEG ratio of 0.59. AA's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $22.08...

Stocks reversed a strong move higher yesterday. And while we haven't been looking for a convincing rally to kick off until we get some clarity on 2Q corporate earnings and outlooks for the rest of the year, yesterday's reversal was a perfect example of the indecision and...

The paperwork pilots need to carry can weigh up to 35 pounds, but an iPad weighs only 1.5 pounds, so using an iPad as an electronic flight bag can save paper and pilots' backs. American Airlines (AA) and the Allied Pilots Association (APA) are testing the use of iPads to replace paperwork and...