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		<title>(X) United States Steel Corporation Beats First Quarter Earnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation (X) came out with positive results in the first quarter of 2012, posting adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 49 cents. However, net loss (as reported) widened roughly two-and-a-half-fold year over year to $219 million (or $1.52 per share) from $86 million or 60 cents reported a year ago. Operational Performance Revenues in the quarter improved 6.3% year over year to $5.2 billion, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.9 billion. U.S. Steel&#8217;s reportable segments and Other Businesses reported income of $295 million, or $52 per ton, in the first quarter of 2012, compared with income of $4 million, or $1 per ton, in the first quarter of 2011. U.S. Steel reported loss from operations of $73 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) United States Steel Corporation Beats in First Quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 22:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation (X) came out with positive results in the first quarter of 2012, posting adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 49 cents. However, net loss (as reported) widened roughly two-and-a-half-fold year over year to $219 million (or $1.52 per share) from $86 million or 60 cents reported a year ago. Operational Performance Revenues in the quarter improved 6.3% year over year to $5.2 billion, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.9 billion. U.S. Steel&#8217;s reportable segments and Other Businesses reported income of $295 million, or $52 per ton, in the first quarter of 2012, compared with income of $4 million, or $1 per ton, in the first quarter of 2011. U.S. Steel reported loss from operations of $73 million ]]></description>
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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>(XLF) Stock Market News for February 7, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the European leaders urged Greece to adhere to new austerity measures in order to receive the next installment of its bailout package, debt woes returned to the forefront and US markets dropped a few points. Even though markets receded from t multi-year highs, benchmarks recouped most of their losses by the end of the day and settled marginally lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dropped 0.1% to finish the day at 12,845.13. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) edged down 0.04% and signed off yesterday’s trading session virtually unchanged at 1,344.33. The tech-laden Nasdaq Compoiste Index was down to 2,901.99, shedding a mere 0.1%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 3.9% to settle at 17.76. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock ]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of natural gas producer Devon Energy Corp (NYSE:DVN) gained 6.63% after the company announced it would sell a stake in five of its exploratory projects across the U.S., to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration &#38; Production, a unit of China Petroleum &#38; Chemical (NYSE:SNP) for $2.2 billion •    Pediatric nutrition company Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.’s (NYSE:MJN) shares advanced 3.81% to close at $71.35 after U.S. health officials confirmed they hadn’t found deadly bacteria in cans of the company&#8217;s Enfamil baby formula •    Shares of technology-licensing company Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) increased 7.42% to close at $8.11 after the company raised its forecast for the fourth quarter •    Steel producer U.S. Steel Corp.’s (NYSE:X) shares rose 6.46% after a better U.S. manufacturing activity report, striking a six-month high during the ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Steel Industry Stock Outlook &#8211; November 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
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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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		<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&#8217;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 engaged in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) AK Steel Holding Corporation Adds Surcharge</title>
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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>(GM) Metals &amp; Mining Stock Outlook &#8211; July 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/gm-metals-mining-stock-outlook-july-2011-industry-outlook/78149</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:42:58 +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[ACH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldcorp Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
		<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[Paramount Gold and Silver Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PZG]]></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[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, 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 engaged in ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Steel Stock Review &amp; Outlook &#8211; June 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/gm-steel-stock-review-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/77786</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/gm-steel-stock-review-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/77786#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:21:50 +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[Allegheny Technologies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhp Billiton Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[STLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VALE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vale S.a.]]></category>
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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>(NUE) Nucor Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/nue-nucor-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/77229</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/nue-nucor-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/77229#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We maintain our neutral recommendation on Nucor Corporation (NUE) as the company’s focus has been on profitable growth through acquisitions over the past several years. Nucor plans to continue to seek attractive opportunities to acquire businesses, forge joint ventures and make other investments that are complementary to its existing strengths. Realizing the anticipated benefits of acquisitions or other transactions will depend on its ability to operate these businesses and integrate them with its operations and cooperate with its strategic partners. Nucor reported a huge increase in profit to $0.56 per share (excluding special items) for the first quarter of 2011 compared with $0.15 in the same quarter of 2010. The result surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.21 and the company’s own guidance of $0.30 to $0.35. We believe NUE’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for May 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/19/aa-stock-market-news-for-may-19-2011-market-news/74498</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/19/aa-stock-market-news-for-may-19-2011-market-news/74498#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 20:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADSK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agrium Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autodesk Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CF Industries Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transocean Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Refining Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WNR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets benefited once again from commodities on Wednesday, as a rebound in that sector not only lifted the broader markets but dragged the indices out of the negative territory. Meanwhile, Fed minutes and a positive earnings report from bellwether Dell added to the cheer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.6% and settled at 12,560.18. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.9% to close at 1,340.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index inched up 1.1% to end the day at 2,815.00. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.5 billion shares, well below the average volumes of 8.4 billion shares last year. For every four stocks that gained on the NYSE, one stock was on the declining side. Commodities have been fluctuating for ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Metals Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! 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>(F) Metals &amp; Mining Industry Outlook &#8211; March 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/f-metals-mining-industry-outlook-march-2011-industry-outlook/69821</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/25/f-metals-mining-industry-outlook-march-2011-industry-outlook/69821#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:20:54 +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[ACH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[GG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldcorp Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
		<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[Paramount Gold and Silver Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PZG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor 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, 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 engaged in ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AngloGold Ashanti Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barrick Gold Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Wheaton Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/24/mt-steel-industry-outlook-march-2011-industry-outlook/69604#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allegheny Technologies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATI]]></category>
		<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>
		<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 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>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></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>(ABT) Company News for January 20, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/21/abt-company-news-for-january-20-2011-corporate-summary/65455</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/21/abt-company-news-for-january-20-2011-corporate-summary/65455#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Share prices of tech major IBM (NYSE:IBM) rose by 3.35% after the company posted excellent earnings figure on Tuesday night • Adtran Inc (NASDAQ:ADTN) increased 6.56% to end at $42.25 after the company posted an  increased sales figures for the fourth quarter that came in above expectations • Shares of Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ:NTRS) had fallen by 5.6% while State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) fell 4.12% • In other news, share prices of Janus Capital Group Inc (NYSE:JNS) fell by 4.36%, after Stifel Nicolaus downgraded from hold to buy rating • A change of rating by Deutsche Bank from buy to hold has left shares prices to fall of United States Steel Corps (NYSE:X) at $52.09, a decline of 5.9% • In other news, DepoMed Inc’s (NASDAQ:DEPO) fell considerably to $5.66 after a licensing dispute between ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for January 19, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/19/aapl-company-news-for-january-19-2011-corporate-summary/65373</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/19/aapl-company-news-for-january-19-2011-corporate-summary/65373#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported estimate-topping sales and earnings, also guiding higher for the fiscal second quarter. Fiscal first quarter earnings of $6.43 is well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.46 on revenues of $26.7 billion ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate for $20.731 billion • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has maintained Apple&#8217;s (NASDAQ:AAPL) place on its Conviction Buy List, raising the price target from $340 to $450; JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) has also raised its price target from $420 to $450 • IBM (NYSE:IBM) topped expectations for fourth quarter sales and earnings, also expecting strong, full-year results. Earnings of $4.18 ahead Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.24; revenues of $29.02 billion again ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $23.709 billion • Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) reported fourth quarter earnings of $0.59 higher than ]]></description>
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		<title>(WLT) Walter Energy Buys Mobile River Terminal from U. S. Steel Subsidiary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/27/wlt-walter-energy-buys-mobile-river-terminal-from-u-s-steel-subsidiary/63544</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/27/wlt-walter-energy-buys-mobile-river-terminal-from-u-s-steel-subsidiary/63544#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The producer and exporter of premium coal  Walter Energy Inc. (WLT) announced that it has acquired the assets of Mobile River Terminal Co. in Mobile, Alabama from a subsidiary of U. S. Steel Corp.(X). The company will use the premium coal from these assts for export to its global consumers. Walter’s decision to acquire the Mobile River Terminal has a strategic significance. This acquisition will not only ensure unrestricted shipping capacity but will also support Walter’s long-term coking coal production plans in Alabama. This acquired facility is located near the McDuffie Terminal from where Walter Energy presently carries out its coal exports to customers in South America and Europe. Hence, utilizing the Mobile River Terminal, Walter will continue to incur low mine-to-port costs with less dependence on third parties to ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy.  The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of its components marked gains on the day. Interest rate hikes from central banks of India and Australia also had a part in yesterday’s rally. The 30-share blue-chip average advanced 64 points, or about 0.6%, to 11,188.72, its highest level since April 26. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index climbed more than 9 points, or nearly 0.8%, to 1193.57 and the technology-focused Nasdaq rose more than 28 points, or 1.1%, to 2533.52. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks rose ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(X) United States Steel Corporation Analyst Reiterates Neutral Rating</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/15/x-united-states-steel-corporation-analyst-reiterates-neutral-rating/55267</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Fabrication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on United States Steel Corporation (X), the fifth largest steel producer worldwide. U.S. Steel’s operating results have started reflecting the benefits of the gradual economic recovery in North America and Europe. The company’s raw steel capability utilization rate in the first half of 2010 was 78% for the North American operations and 88% for the European operations, substantially higher than the operating rates of 35% and 56%, respectively, in the first half of 2009. In the second quarter of 2010, the company operated its raw steel facilities at above 90% of the total capacity. U.S. Steel’s Flat-rolled raw steel capability utilization rate of 82% in the second quarter of 2010 reached the highest quarterly operating rate since the third quarter of 2008. US Steel has resumed ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kinross Gold 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>(X) U.S. Steel Earnings Report Falls Far Short</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/x-u-s-steel-earnings-report-falls-far-short/44996</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Fabrication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Reprographics Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leading steel manufacturer in the U.S. and the fifth largest in the world, United States Steel Corp. (X), delivered adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 45 cents in its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, which fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 63 cents. EPS in the quarter was in stark contrast to the adjusted loss of $3.23 in the year-ago quarter. Revenues and shipments more than doubled, leading to the year-over-year improvement. The EPS of 45 cents, however, excluded a foreign currency loss of 62 cents per share. More specifically, the loss was due to the impact of weakening of the euro against the U.S. dollar on the accounting remeasurement of a $1.4 billion U.S. dollar-denominated intercompany loan to a European subsidiary, partially offset by gains ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/29/mt-steel-industry-review-and-outlook-industry-outlook/41945#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></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 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>(STLD) Steel Dynamics Raises $350 Million in Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/19/stld-steel-dynamics-raises-350-million-in-debt/31403</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/19/stld-steel-dynamics-raises-350-million-in-debt/31403#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD), the fifth largest US steel producer, has raised $350 million by issuing 8% senior notes due 2020 through a private offering. The company intends to use the proceeds from the notes to finance capital expenditure and acquisitions as well as debt repayment. As of December 31, 2009, Steel Dynamics’ balance sheet reflected a total debt of $2.6 billion. The company’s debt-equity ratio was comfortable at 1.03 times that of December 31, 2009. The company’s net cash position (cash less total debt Incorporatedluding current portion) as of December 31 was a net deficit of $10.2 per share. Cautious Guidance A week earlier, Steel Dynamics had forecasted a feeble earnings outlook for the first quarter of 2010 citing weakness in its structural steel products and Steel Fabrication segment ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) United States Steel Corporation Issues Debt &#8211; Maintains BB+ Rating</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/x-united-states-steel-corporation-issues-debt-maintains-bb-rating/31058</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/x-united-states-steel-corporation-issues-debt-maintains-bb-rating/31058#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Fabrication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency Fitch Ratings has assigned a &#8220;BB+&#8221; rating to United States Steel Corporation’s (X) $500 million debt issued recently, reports AP. According to Fitch, “BB+&#8221; rated debt is non-investment grade or junk bond and is more vulnerable to changes in the economy. The company plans to use the proceeds from the notes due 2020 for general corporate purposes. Fitch had earlier downgraded US Steel&#8217;s rating on similar debt to “BB+&#8221; from “BBB-“, citing a lack of visibility of both an economic recovery and the company&#8217;s return to profitability. The downgrade included the possibility that the company, one of the world&#8217;s largest steel producers, would need financing in the near term for part of its capital spending over the next two to three years. However, Fitch’s rating outlook on US ]]></description>
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		<title>(NUE) Nucor Provides Guidance &#8211; Analyst Raises Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/nue-nucor-provides-guidance-analyst-raises-estimates/31054</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/nue-nucor-provides-guidance-analyst-raises-estimates/31054#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation (NUE) provided its first quarter 2010 earnings update, indicating it expected earnings per share to be in the range of a loss of 5 cents to earnings of 5 cents per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at net earnings of 2 cents in the first quarter. Nucor had reported a loss of 60 cents in the first quarter of 2008. Nucor’s guidance is driven by higher expected operating rates at its beam and bar mills. The company is anticipating operating rates of 55% and 63% at its beam and bar mills, respectively, in the first quarter, up from 11% and 10% in the previous quarter. Nucor also foresees 85% and 90% utilization at its sheet and plate mills, up 22% each from prior quarter levels. With ]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding 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>(X) U.S. Steel Corporation&#8217;s Ratings Lowered by Fitch Ratings Agency</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/28/x-u-s-steel-corporations-ratings-lowered-by-fitch-ratings-agency/26300</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/28/x-u-s-steel-corporations-ratings-lowered-by-fitch-ratings-agency/26300#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Fabrication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Reuters, Fitch Ratings Agency has downgraded the ratings of U.S. Steel Corporation (X) to junk status on account of a lack of visibility about the company&#8217;s return to profitability. Fitch has lowered the steelmaker&#8217;s issuer default rating and senior unsecured notes rating to “BB+&#8221; from “BBB-&#8221;, one step below the investment grade. Fitch has also lowered U.S. Steel&#8217;s senior secured credit facility to “BBB-&#8221; from “BBB&#8221;. Fitch considers debt rated “BB+&#8221; to be more prone to changes in the economy. “BBB&#8221; rated debt are medium class debt, which is satisfactory at the moment. The agency revised the company&#8217;s ratings outlook to stable from negative, according to Reuters. On Tuesday, U.S. Steel had posted a fourth consecutive quarterly loss of $1.86 per share. For the full year 2009, U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) United States Steel Corporation Underperforms Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/26/x-united-states-steel-corporation-underperforms-expectations/26068</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/26/x-united-states-steel-corporation-underperforms-expectations/26068#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of United States Steel Corporation (X) tumbled more than 9% after the company recorded its fourth consecutive loss of $267 million or $1.86 per share in the fourth quarter of 2009. By contrast, the company had reported a net income of $2.90 million or $2.50 per share in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Excluding non-recurring charges, net loss totaled $1.65 per share, which was worse than the loss of $1.44 as per the Zacks Consensus Estimate. For the full year 2009, U.S. Steel losses totaled $1,401 million, or $10.42 per diluted share, compared with full year 2008 net income of $2,112 million, or $17.96 per diluted share. Revenues plunged 25% to $2.9 billion, driven by a significant decline in total steel shipments. The company saw lower volumes ]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kinross Gold Corporation]]></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>(NUE) U.S. New Factory Orders Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/05/nue-u-s-new-factory-orders-rise/24202</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/05/nue-u-s-new-factory-orders-rise/24202#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bucyrus International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Census Bureau reported today that New Orders for Manufacturers rose by 1.1% in November. This was up from a 0.8% increase in October (which was revised up from 0.6%) and comes on top of a 1.6% increase in September. The increase was much better than the 0.5% expected by the consensus of economists. Still, even though new orders have been up in five of the last six weeks Incorporatedluding very solid gains in each of the last three, we had dug ourselves a heck of a hole earlier in the year. On a year-to-date basis, new orders are off 19.2% for the first 11 months of 2009 relative to the first 11 months of 2008. Excluding the volatile transportation industry, orders were up 1.9% in November on top of ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) Steel Output Rises Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/01/x-steel-output-rises-again/24045</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Fabrication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the data released by World Steel Association (Worldsteel), global crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to Worldsteel improved 24.2% year over year to 107.5 million tons in November 2009. Crude steel production has been showing a positive growth rate since September 2008. Total crude steel production in the 66 reporting countries for the first 11 months of 2009 was 1,090 million tons, a decrease of 10.8% from the same period of 2008. Steel production had peaked in July this year on the back of a moderate rise in demand and the resumption of idled facilities by producers. Crude steel production in China, the largest producer and consumer of crude steel, was 47.3 million tons in November 2009, up 37.4% from November 2008. Russia’s crude steel production ]]></description>
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		<title>(LOW) Cash for Clunkers: Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/low-cash-for-clunkers-fail/22204</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/low-cash-for-clunkers-fail/22204#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This analysis is by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor, Investment U Monday, December 7, 2009 On the surface, the headline news from the much-vaunted Cash For Clunkers auto program looks pretty good: August car sales were the highest all year – a 26.5% spike from July’s figures. By the time the program ended on August 24, it had accounted for 700,000 new car sales, worth a total of $2.8 billion. But I’ve got news for you: Aside from the short, sharp jolt to the economy, the program made little difference. In fact, it flopped… Credit Suisse Chief Economist, Neal Soss, says at least some of the purchases came from people who’d have replaced their cars in the coming months anyway. So this wasn’t an increase in demand… it was just squeezed ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) World Steel Association Reports Steady Increase in Steel Output</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/07/x-world-steel-association-reports-steady-increase-in-steel-output/22123</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the data released by World Steel Association (worldsteel), global crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to worldsteel improved 13.1% year over year to 112 million tons in October 2009. Following a revision of the September production figures, this is the second month in a row of positive growth rate since September 2008. Total crude steel production in the 66 reporting countries for the first ten months of 2009 was 982 million ton; a decrease of 13.5% over the same period of 2008. Steel production had reached its highest level in July this year on the back of a moderate rise in demand and the resumption of idle facilities by producers. Total output of 103.9 million tons was an improvement of 4% from 99.8 million tons produced ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) Durable Goods Orders Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/25/ba-durable-goods-orders-drop/21372</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Durable Goods Orders Drop In October, new durable goods orders fell by 0.6%, partially reversing a 2.0% rise in September, which in turn was a partial reversal of a 2.7% decline in August. Year to date, new durable goods orders are 23.0% below the level for the first ten months of last year. If we exclude the extremely volatile Transportation sector, new durable goods orders fell 1.3% after rising 1.8% last month. Transportation equipment includes jetliners, and one new order for a 787 from Boeing (BA) can easily swamp lots of new durable goods orders for smaller ticket items. It was mostly the Boeing order book that partially saved the day for total new durable goods orders, as orders for non-defense aircraft surged by 50.8% in the month. Last month ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(GGB) Gerdau S.A. Margins Recovered</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/07/ggb-gerdau-s-a-margins-recovered/19826</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Gerdau S.A. (GGB) announced consolidated results for the third quarter of 2009. The company did not provide comparable year-on-year figures in a securities filing. Sales reached 3.9 million tons in the quarter, 15% higher than in the second quarter of 2009, reflecting the recovery in the main sectors that consume the company&#8217;s products. Net Revenue reached R$6.8 billion in the 3rd quarter of 2009, 6% higher than in the previous quarter. Third quarter EBITDA reached R$1.4 billion, more than double the amount in the 2nd quarter of 2009. The EBITDA margin increased to 20.2% in the 3rd quarter of 2009 from 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Net Income was R$655 million in the quarter, compared to a net loss of R$329 million in the previous quarter, reflecting the recovery ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) Losses Narrow for US Steel</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/x-losses-narrow-for-us-steel/18950</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weak volumes and prices drive losses United States Steel Corporation (X) recorded its third sequential loss &#8212; $3.03 billion or $2.11 per share in the third quarter of 2009 in contrast to a net income of $9.19 billion or $7.79 per share in the third quarter of 2008. However, losses narrowed sequentially and were lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $2.91. On a year-over-year basis, revenues were down 61% to $2.82 billion, driven by a 35% year-over-year decline in total steel shipments to 4.2 million tons. However, shipments increased 41% quarter on quarter. The company saw lower year-over-year volumes and prices across all major segments on the back of a slump in the economy. Additionally Incorporatedreasing competition from China and weak demand in major markets, especially ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) Steel Output Mounting</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/x-steel-output-mounting/18948</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the data released by the World Steel Association (WSA), global steel output increased to 107 million tons in the month of Sep 2009, down marginally (0.6%) from the same month of the previous year. Month-on-month, steel output improved slightly from 106.5 million tons. World crude steel production has continued to show a steady increase since Apr 2009. Steel production had reached its highest level in July this year on the back of a moderate rise in demand and the resumption of idled facilities by producers. Total output of 103.9 million tons was an improvement of 4% from 99.8 million tons produced in the last month, but down 11.1% year over year. All major steel producing countries such as China, Japan, Germany, the U.S., Brazil, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Federal Reserve&#8217;s Economic Outlook Decoded</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/f-federal-reserves-economic-outlook-decoded/17728</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting held in late September were released today. Below we present the economic outlook section of the minutes, along with my comments and interpretation of them. In general, they paint a picture of an economy that is starting to recover, but a recovery that is still very fragile. Inflation is not seen as likely to cause any serious problems in the short-to-medium term. &#8220;&#8230;[O]verall economic activity was beginning to pick up. Factory output, particularly motor vehicle production, rose in July and August. Consumer spending on motor vehicles during that period was boosted by government rebates and greater dealer incentives, and household spending outside of motor vehicles appeared to rise in August after having been roughly flat from May through July. &#8220;Although employment continued to ]]></description>
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		<title>(X) United States Steel Corporation Divests Interest in Wabush Mines</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/13/x-united-states-steel-corporation-divests-interest-in-wabush-mines/17490</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Oct. 9, United States Steel Corporation’s (X) wholly owned subsidiary U.S. Steel Canada Inc., ArcelorMittal Dofasco and Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) have agreed to sell their respective interest in the Wabush Mines joint venture to a Montreal-based steel mining company, Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd., for $120 million. Wabush Mines owns and operates iron ore mining and pellet facilities in Newfoundland in the U.S. and Labrador and Quebec in Canada. Wabush&#8217;s total rated annual production capacity is 6.4 million tons of iron ore pellets. U.S. Steel holds 44.6%, ArcelorMittal Dofasco holds 28.6% and Cliffs Natural Resources holds 26.8% in the joint venture. Completion of the transaction is subject to a right of first refusal held by the third owner &#8211; Cliffs. ArcelorMittal (MT), the world&#8217;s largest steelmaker, will ]]></description>
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