AKS News and Press, AK Steel Holding Corporation From 01/04/19

Copper prices rally from yesterday’s 18-month low after China cut bank reserve requirements and announced new trade talks with the U.S.; LME copper closed +3.2% at $5,918/metric ton. More news on: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., BHP Billiton Limited, Rio Tinto plc, Commodities news, Sto...

The U.S. has granted 75% of requests so far to exclude steel imports from tariffs that took effect in March, covering ~16% of the finished foreign steel entering the U.S., according to a WSJ analysis. More news on: Nucor Corporation, United States Steel Corporation, AK Steel Holding C...

AK Steel ( AKS ) has been under heavy pressure since the steelmaker announced disappointing third quarter earnings in late October. The company’s stock has heavily depreciated since the beginning of December and the bonds have followed suit . Currently, the company’s unsec...

What do you expect to be the key driver of stock market performance in 2019? If you focus on a specific asset class, please address that. I expect that earnings will be the ultimate driver for the overall stock market ( SPY ) performance in 2019. There is always a lot of noise around the s...

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that it plans to release its fourth quarter and full-year 2018 financial results following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, January 28, 2019. AK Steel will also provide live...

When I was writing that AK Steel ( AKS ) shares “will be in the penalty box until the next earnings release” back at the end of October, I was rather skeptical about the short-term perspectives of the company’s stock, but I surely did not envision the magnitude of the ...

Acerinox ( ANIOY ) ( ACX.MC ) could really use some good news where pricing is concerned. Although tariffs have helped shield the U.S. stainless steel market, stainless hasn’t enjoyed the same pricing power or spreads as carbon steel in the U.S., and a surge of imports has hammered pr...

U.S. Steel (NYSE: X ) is upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS as a selloff since the Q1 peak has created valuation with limited downside, but the firm cuts its stock price target to a Street-low $22 from $28; shares +0.4% pre-market. More news on: United States Steel Corporation, Nucor...

The materials sector is poised to get a big boost, led by industrial metals miners , after the Trump-Xi trade truce temporarily eases concerns on the global demand outlook and puts a dent on the U.S. dollar’s rise. More news on: United States Steel Corporation, AK Steel Holding Cor...

Steel Dynamics ( STLD +3% ) bounces off a 14-month low after Pres. Trump congratulated the company for its plan to build a new steel mill in the U.S. and creating jobs. More news on: Steel Dynamics, Inc., AK Steel Holding Corp, Nucor Corporation, Commodities news, Stocks on the move, ...