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		<title>(GM) Steel Industry Stock Outlook &#8211; March 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Industry The steel industry can well be termed the backbone of modern society considering steel’s varied uses, be it in construction, transport, electrical appliances, food packaging and the like. In terms of its composition, steel is an alloy of iron and carbon containing less than 2% carbon and 1% manganese and small amounts of silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and oxygen. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets, and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category includes wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Industry The Metals &#38; Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of the output. The largest segment of the global metals market is iron and steel, followed by aluminum. The iron and steel segment comprises more than half the industry in terms of volume. This industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, as well as iron and steel foundries for smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products such as pipes, tubes, wire, spring, rolls and bars. The precious metal and mineral industry consists of companies ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Stock Market News for January 12, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European debt concerns once again weighed down the markets and dragged the Dow slightly lower, while the S&#38;P 500 and Nasdaq posted meager gains. Reports of Germany’s economy contracting during the end of 2011 and a downward revision of economic growth estimates by the European Union (EU) dented the markets. However, a late upward swing helped the markets extend their stay around five-month high levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dropped 0.1% to settle at 12,449.45. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) edged up by a mere 0.03% to finish yesterday’s trading session at 1,292.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.3% to close at 2,710.76. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rose 1.7% to settle at 21.05. On the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Steel Industry Stock Outlook &#8211; November 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overview The World Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category comprises wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have remained the largest consumers of steel, absorbing more than half of the total steel produced. Large automakers such as General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) and Honda ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHK) Utica Shale Could Generate 204,500 Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Thursday, September 29, 2011 The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) released a very bullish projection this month on the economic impact of Utica shale activity in the region. The report predicted that Utica shale production could generate 204,500 jobs in just four years and infuse billions into the regional economy. It follows claims by Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) that the Utica is “analogous” to the Eagle Ford. It also claimed that its holdings in the region could generate up to $20 billion for shareholders – greater than its entire current market cap. “The play reminded us of the Eagle Ford shale, which is distinctive because it’s a three-phase play of dry gas, wet gas and liquids,” Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon said. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Holding Corporation Adds Surcharge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/aks-ak-steel-holding-corporation-adds-surcharge-2/80895</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) added a surcharge of $460 per ton for a broad range of electrical steel products that it produces. This surcharge will be reflected in the invoices of electrical steel products to be shipped in September 2011. The surcharge is calculated on the basis of reported prices for raw materials and energy used to manufacture products coupled with the July 2011 purchase cost. The company stated that previously it told its stainless steel customers that it will change the timing and method of calculation of its stainless steel surcharges, effective with shipments from October 2, 2011. Recently, the company released its results for the second quarter of 2011. AK Steel posted an EPS of 30 cents compared with 24 cents during the year-ago quarter. However, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Holding Corporation Analyst Assigns Neutral Rating</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/aks-ak-steel-holding-corporationanalyst-assigns-neutral-rating/78609</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS). The company recorded first-quarter 2011 EPS of $0.08, beating the year-ago quarter’s $0.02 and striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate for a loss of a penny. AK Steel expects a strong increase in shipments in the second quarter over the first quarter. The shipments are expected to be in the range of 1,500,000 and 1,550,000 tons. The company also anticipates its average per ton selling price to be 7% higher compared with the first quarter. The operating profit is expected to be approximately $65 per ton for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. We expect the company’s core operating results to be profitable by the second quarter of 2011, as higher carbon steel prices will more than ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Electric Furnace Damaged</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/aks-ak-steel-electric-furnace-damaged/78504</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Chester, Ohio-based flat-rolled steelmaker, AK Steel Corporation (AKS) announced that its #5 electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Butler, Pennsylvania Works was damaged on July 1, 2011, when molten steel inside the furnace breached the furnace shell harming certain components. Steel production at Butler Works resumed the following day using other electric furnaces at the plant that were not affected by the incident. The company announced that it did not expect customer shipments to be badly affected by the incident.  Examining the root cause being absolutely imperative, the company proposes to carry on with the investigation, while crews begin to repair the furnace and its auxiliary equipment. In April 2011, AK Steel posted its first-quarter results delivering an EPS of 8 cents compared with 2 cents during the year-ago ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Holding Adds Surcharge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/aks-ak-steel-holding-adds-surcharge/78318</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) added a surcharge of $455 per ton for a broad range of stainless steel products it produces. This surcharge will be reflected in the invoices of electrical steel products shipped in August 2011. The surcharge is calculated based on reported prices for raw materials and energy used to manufacture products coupled with the June 2011 purchase cost. For second-quarter 2011, management expects shipments to be in the range of 1,500,000 and 1,550,000 tons, indicating a substantial increase over the first-quarter shipments. The company also anticipates its average per-ton selling price to be 7% higher compared with the first quarter. The operating profit is expected to be approximately $65 per ton for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. We believe AK Steel is uniquely positioned to ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Steel Stock Review &amp; Outlook &#8211; June 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category comprises wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have remained the largest consumers of steel, absorbing more than half of the total steel produced. Large automakers such as General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) and Honda Motor ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Holding To Buy Raw Material</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/aks-ak-steel-holding-to-buy-raw-material/77358</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/aks-ak-steel-holding-to-buy-raw-material/77358#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the gradual increase in the iron ore and coking coal prices due to increase in demand, AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) might consider obtaining raw material assets from outside. Acquiring pieces and parts of raw materials will help the company in lowering its costs. The profitability of the steel sector is closely tied to the prices of necessary raw materials. Considering the steel industry, these materials include iron ore, coal, coke, oxygen, chrome, nickel, silicon, molybdenum, zinc, limestone, carbon, stainless steel scrap, etc. Depending on the holdings of each firm, drastic changes in the prices of these raw materials can have profound effects on revenues and profits. We believe AK Steel is uniquely positioned to focus on products with high margins. Electrical steel continues to be the company’s strongest ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) Heavy Metal Earnings Surge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/aks-heavy-metal-earnings-surge/76586</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/aks-heavy-metal-earnings-surge/76586#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allegheny Technologies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympic Steel Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No less than five steel stocks currently carry the esteemed Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) this week. And four of the five have been there for over a month. In the list below, the first three are classified as standard producers and occupy a Zacks Industry Rank of 163, near the bottom of the Neutral category. The last two names are considered &#8220;specialty&#8221; steel companies and their industry grouping holds the 26th spot, making it very worthy of attention. AK Steel (AKS): Zacks #1 Rank since April 1, largely because consensus earnings estimates have risen in the last 90 days from $0.84 to $1.26 for this year, and from $1.46 to $1.87 for 2012. Olympic Steel (ZEUS): Zacks #1 Rank since May 10, due to analyst estimate revisions in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Holding Corporation Adds Surcharge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/aks-ak-steel-holding-corporation-adds-surcharge/73004</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/aks-ak-steel-holding-corporation-adds-surcharge/73004#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS) added a surcharge of $435 per ton to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in June 2011. The surcharge is calculated based on reported prices for raw materials and energy used to manufacture products coupled with the April 2011 purchase cost used to determine the June 2011 surcharges. Recently, AK Steel also posted its first-quarter results delivering an EPS of 8 cents compared with 2 cents during the year-ago quarter and striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of a cent. Net sales as reported by the company were $1,581.1 million on the shipments of 1,423,100 tons versus $ 1,405.7 million and 1,385,800 tons in the prior-year quarter. It however, missed the Zacks Estimate of $1,609 million. The improvement in the shipments ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) Stock Market News for April 20, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/20/aks-stock-market-news-for-april-20-2011-market-news/71975</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/20/aks-stock-market-news-for-april-20-2011-market-news/71975#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Metals Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, markets ended with modest gains as an earnings-driven trading day witnessed positive results and sentiments were boosted by strong results from bellwether stocks. Earnings reports of healthcare stocks helped push the markets higher aided by steel stocks. Tech majors such as IBM and Intel also posted encouraging results surpassing estimates. Encouraging data reflecting strengthening new-home construction added to the cheer. The indices rebounded on Tuesday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5% to close at 12,266.75. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 Index gained 0.6% and ended at 1,312.62, just 2.50 points lower than its 50-day moving average. The Nasdaq closed at 2,744.97 after gaining 0.4%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped below 16. On the New York Stock Exchange, for every two advancing shares, one stock ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for March 24, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/aa-stock-market-news-for-march-24-2011-market-news/69666</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/aa-stock-market-news-for-march-24-2011-market-news/69666#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AngloGold Ashanti Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Wheaton Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Materials stocks took the markets modestly ahead over hopes of rebuilding after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan. Weak US new home sales data took the markets to session lows during the day before rebuilding hopes pumped in modest momentum. However, the day saw very tight volumes, reflecting investors’ concern over global worries and bank-dividend disappointment. After trading in the negative zone during the early session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally gained 0.6% and closed the day at 12,086.02. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 was up 0.3% and finished at 1,297.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2,698.30 after surging 0.5%. Wednesday was one of the lightest days in terms of trading volumes on the New York Stock Exchange with composite volumes at a mere 3.9 billion shares. On ]]></description>
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		<title>(MT) Steel Industry Outlook &#8211; March 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/24/mt-steel-industry-outlook-march-2011-industry-outlook/69604</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allegheny Technologies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhp Billiton Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PKX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RTP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s largest steel company, with projected crude steel production of 90.6 million tons in 2011. Steel products can be classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets, and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category comprises wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have remained the largest consumers of steel, absorbing more than half of total steel produced. ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNG) Stock Market News for March 14, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/14/lng-stock-market-news-for-march-14-2011-market-news/68668</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/14/lng-stock-market-news-for-march-14-2011-market-news/68668#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[iShares MSCI Japan Index]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LSI Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tesoro Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Titanium Metals Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, markets overcame fears of any near-term slide in the wake of global issues to end higher as materials and energy helped the indices post gains. The mass destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in the third largest economy of the world, Japan, failed to unnerve US markets. Protests in Saudi Arabia also fizzled out letting investors share a cheerful mood. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at 12,044.40 and gained 0.5% for the day. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.5% to close at 1,304.28 and 2,715.61, respectively. However, earlier losses in the week limited the markets from ending higher for the week as the Dow inched down 1%, S&#38;P 500 shed 1.3% and Nasdaq lost 2.5%. On ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for January 26, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/26/aapl-company-news-for-january-26-2011-corporate-summary/65795</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/26/aapl-company-news-for-january-26-2011-corporate-summary/65795#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Corning Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Kodak Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EK]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ETH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harley-Davidson Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Stryker (NYSE:SYK) reported Q4 EPS of $0.93, ahead of the Zack Consensus Estimate of $0.89 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 8.6% to $2.0 billion, well above the Zack Consensus Estimate of $1.970 billion • Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) reported Q4 EPS of $0.26, ex-items, topping Zack Consensus Estimate of $0.19 per share. Revenues ex-tac for the quarter fell to $1.21 billion, and GAAP revenues fell to $1.52 billion ahead of the Zack Consensus Estimate of $1.116 billion • Johnson &#38; Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) reported Q4 EPS of $1.03, ex-items, below the Zack Consensus Estimate of $1.30 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 5.5% year-over-year to $15.6 billion, slightly missing Zack Consensus Estimate of $15.861 billion • Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) reported a Q4 loss per share of $0.18, well below the Zack Consensus Estimate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Company News for January 12, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/13/aig-company-news-for-january-12-2011-corporate-summary/65032</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) has downgraded Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from &#8220;overweight&#8221; to &#8220;neutral&#8221; rating because of valuation concerns, setting a target price of $175 • AIG (NYSE:AIG) has planned  to sell off its Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.16 billion • Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) has agreed to pay $4.95 billion for Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines • ITT (NYSE:ITT) has announced plans to break up into three publicly-traded companies • JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon announced plans of a dividend hike to an annual rate of $0.75-$1.00 following stress test completion which is expected at the end of 2011 or in early 2012 • Boeing (NYSE:BA) rival Airbus announced a deal worth $15.6 billion to sell 180 planes to Indigo which is an Indian budget airline • Bernstein downgraded General Electric (NYSE:GE) from &#8220;outperform&#8221; to &#8220;market ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) Stock Market News for December 29, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/29/aks-stock-market-news-for-december-29-2010-market-news/64025</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/29/aks-stock-market-news-for-december-29-2010-market-news/64025#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After-effects from the blizzard which had hit the northeast continued as trading volumes remained thin for the second consecutive day and markets closed mixed on Tuesday. Oil prices and energy stocks, nonetheless, moved up primarily due to the blizzard. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.18% and closed at 11,575. The S&#38;P 500 rose 0.08% to close at 1,258 and the Nasdaq was down 0.16% to end the day at 2,662. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) ended marginally lower by 0.85% to close at 17.52. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was negatively biased as 1543 stocks declined and 1440 stocks ended in the green. Trading volumes were on the lighter side. The day was also marred by some economic data that fell short of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) Company News for November 9, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/aks-company-news-for-november-9-2010-corporate-summary/58636</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/aks-company-news-for-november-9-2010-corporate-summary/58636#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priceline.com Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Chevron (NYSE:CVX) announced plans to buy Atlas Energy (NASDAQ:ATLS) for $4.3 billion, or $43.35 per share • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and PNC (NYSE:PNC) sold $8.3 billion of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) shares in a secondary offering priced at $163 per share, a 3.6% discount to BlackRock&#8217;s close • Tyco International (NYSE:TYC) reported earnings of $0.74 that beat estimates of $0.66, on a 4% revenue gain to $4.5 billion, above estimates of $4.4 billion • Covidien (NYSE:COV) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $0.84, a dime higher than Zacks estimates, on revenues of $2.67, up 3.1% YoY, and above Zacks estimates of $2.64 billion • Marsh &#38; McLennan (NYSE:MMC) reported third-quarter earnings of $0.30, above Zacks estimates of $0.28, on inline revenues of $2.5 billion, up 7.2% • Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) posted third quarter earnings of $5.33, above ]]></description>
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		<title>(MT) Steel Industry Outlook &#8211; November 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/30/mt-steel-industry-outlook-november-2010-industry-outlook/57143</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/30/mt-steel-industry-outlook-november-2010-industry-outlook/57143#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto plc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. houses one of the world&#8217;s largest steel industries. It is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s largest steel company, with crude steel production of 73.2 million tons in 2009, representing about 6% of the global steel output. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets, and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel product category comprises wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The products under both these categories are rolled from steel slabs, which are considered as unfinished or semi-finished products that are generally not sold. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have remained ]]></description>
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		<title>(MT) Metals and Mining Review &#8211; September 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/01/mt-metals-and-mining-review-september-2010-industry-outlook/49953</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/01/mt-metals-and-mining-review-september-2010-industry-outlook/49953#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldcorp Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kinross Gold Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overview The Metals &#38; Mining Industry encompasses the extraction (mining), as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of the output. The largest segment of the global metals market is iron and steel, followed by aluminum. The iron and steel segment comprises more than half the industry in terms of volume. This industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, iron and steel foundries for smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products such as pipes, tubes, wire, spring, rolls and bars. Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal (MT), the world’s largest steel producing company, produced 73.2 million tons in ]]></description>
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		<title>(MT) Steel Industry Review and Outlook &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/29/mt-steel-industry-review-and-outlook-industry-outlook/41945</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. houses one of the world&#8217;s largest steel industries. It is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. If we add companies engaged in the extraction of iron ore and coking coal for the processing of iron and steel, this industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, iron and steel foundries for smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products such as pipes, tubes, wires, springs, rolls and bars. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s largest steel company, with crude steel production of 73.2 million tons in 2009, representing about 6% of the world steel output. The largest drivers of steel consumption have historically been the automotive and construction markets, which absorb more than 50% ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Metals &amp; Mining Outlook &amp; Review &#8211; May 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/12/f-metals-mining-outlook-review-may-2010-industry-outlook/36986</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/12/f-metals-mining-outlook-review-may-2010-industry-outlook/36986#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 21:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Metals &#38; Mining Industry encompasses the extraction (mining), as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of production. Geographically, the Asia-Pacific region is witnessing higher production and consumption of metals, especially China and India. Their per capita consumption levels are graduating to U.S./European levels, which could &#8212; theoretically, at least &#8212; double metal demand in the longer term. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have been the largest drivers of metal consumption, accounting for more than 50% of the total demand. Other metal consuming industries include energy, electrical equipment, agricultural, domestic and commercial equipment and industrial machinery. Large automakers such as General Motors, Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota Motor Corporation ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Corporation Matches Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/21/aks-ak-steel-corporation-matches-consensus-estimates/34453</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/21/aks-ak-steel-corporation-matches-consensus-estimates/34453#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AK Steel Corp. (AKS) reported first-quarter 2010 results. The company swung to a net income of $1.9 million from a net loss of $73.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings per share came in at 25 cents, which matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate, derived from 14 covering analysts. Revenues during the reported quarter surged by 52.4% to $1,405.7 million from $922.2 million in the year-ago period. The growth was primarily attributable to a robust 77.9% increase in shipments to 1.4 million tons, compared to 779,000 tons in the prior-year quarter. Higher shipments reflect an improvement in the year-over-year demand for steel. However, average selling prices declined 14.4% to $1,014 per ton from $1,184 per ton in the year-ago quarter as the U.S. and global markets continue ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial to Take $100 Million in Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/01/pru-prudential-financial-to-take-100-million-in-charges/32527</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/01/pru-prudential-financial-to-take-100-million-in-charges/32527#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) is expected to post a charge of $100 million in its first quarter earnings as a result of changes made under health care reform regarding subsidies on retiree health care costs. During 2003, Congress granted the corporations, who were considering dropping coverage to the retirees, a 28% tax-free subsidy for continuing to provide coverage for Medicare cost of retirees. This provided the companies a double benefit as they were able to deduct the cost of providing benefit along with deducting the portion of the drug benefit paid for by the subsidy. Now with the enactment of health care reform, corporations will be barred from deducting the portion of the benefit attributed to the subsidy, although they will continue to enjoy the 28% subsidy, thus shrinking the ]]></description>
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		<title>(ATI) Healthcare Law Changes to Hike Medical Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/ati-healthcare-law-changes-to-hike-medical-costs/32433</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/ati-healthcare-law-changes-to-hike-medical-costs/32433#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Metals & Minerals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allegheny Technologies Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent health care reform has caused unrest amongst the US employers, who will now have to spend more on their employees’ medical plans. The new reform has made taxable the subsidies on retiree drugs offered by the government. Companies that provide prescription drug benefits for retirees have been getting subsidies covering 28% of eligible costs but were allowed a 100% deduction as costs. Therefore, the subsidies received were also allowed to be deducted for computation of taxable income. However, from 2013, the health care reform will allow companies to deduct only the amount of money that is actually expended on medical cost and the subsidies will be taxable. Earlier this month, the US government had signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Under this law, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MT) Steel Industry Stock Review &#8211; March 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/10/mt-steel-industry-stock-review-march-2010-industry-outlook/30320</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/10/mt-steel-industry-stock-review-march-2010-industry-outlook/30320#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allegheny Technologies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PKX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. With companies engaged in the extraction of iron ore and coke coal for the processing of iron and steel, this industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, iron and steel foundries for smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products such as pipes, tubes, wires, springs, rolls and bars. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world’s largest steel company, with crude steel production of 73.2 million tons in 2009, representing about 6% of the world&#8217;s steel output. ArcelorMittal USA is the largest steel producer in North America and the largest integrated steel producer in the U.S. The largest drivers of steel consumption have historically been the ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Corporation Beats Earnings Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/25/aks-ak-steel-corporation-beats-earnings-expectations/25912</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of AK Steel Corporation (AKS) gained more than 6% after the company reported a net income of $39.8 million or 36 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2009, in contrast to a net loss of $430.6 million or $3.87 per share for the fourth quarter of 2008. Reported earnings were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents. For the full-year 2009, AK Steel reported a net loss of $74.6 million, or 68 cents per share, compared to a net income of $4.0 million, or 4 cents per share, for 2008. Revenues for the quarter declined to $1.32 billion on shipments from $1.46 billion in the year-ago quarter, despite an increase in shipments to 1.37 tons in the reported quarter from 1.07 tons in the fourth quarter of ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Metals &amp; Mining Stock Review &#8211; January 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/06/f-metals-mining-stock-review-january-2010-industry-outlook/24331</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/06/f-metals-mining-stock-review-january-2010-industry-outlook/24331#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barrick Gold Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KGC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinross Gold Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PKX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Metals &#38; Mining Industry encompasses the extraction (mining), as well as the primary and secondary processing, of metals and minerals. The industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales. Geographically, the Asia-Pacific region is witnessing higher production and consumption of metals, especially China and India. This is due to the per capita consumption in these two counties approaching the U.S./European levels, which could ? theoretically at least ? double metal demand in the longer term. Historically, the automotive and construction markets have been the largest drivers of metal consumption, more than 50% of the total demand. Other metal consuming industries include energy, electrical equipment, agricultural, domestic and commercial equipment and industrial machinery. Large automakers such as General Motors, Ford Motor ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Steel Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/14/f-steel-industry-industry-outlook/20470</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/14/f-steel-industry-industry-outlook/20470#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PKX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steel Output Mounting The Steel industry, which consists of companies engaged in the extraction of iron ore and coke coal for the processing of iron and steel, has the major chunk of sales concentrated with a few producers. The industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, iron and steel foundries for smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products such as pipes, tubes, wire, spring, rolls and bars. The largest drivers of steel consumption have historically been the automotive and construction markets, which make up more than 50% of total steel consumption. Other steel consuming industries include appliances, converters, containers, tin, energy, electrical equipment, agricultural, domestic and commercial equipment and industrial machinery. Large automakers such as General Motors, Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Outlook Remains Gloomy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/28/aks-ak-steel-outlook-remains-gloomy/19039</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/28/aks-ak-steel-outlook-remains-gloomy/19039#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning, AK Steel (AKS) reported weak results for the third quarter of 2009. Net income of $6.2 million, or $0.06 per diluted share of common stock was for the quarter, compared to net income of $188.3 million, or $1.67 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2008.The third-quarter 2009 results represent a $53.4 million improvement over the second quarter of 2009, net loss of $47.2 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. Net sales for the quarter were $1,041.1 million on shipments of 1,047,800 tons, compared to sales of $2,157.6 million on shipments of 1,476,300 tons for the year-ago quarter. The average selling price for the third quarter of 2009 was $994 per ton, a 7% decrease from the $1,072 per-ton price in the second quarter of 2009, and ]]></description>
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