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"Sustainability is at the heart of Alcoa, our business practices and our products, and something in which we strive for excellence," said Tim Myers, President, Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products. "With an increased interest in sustainable solutions ...  

Stocks fell Thursday morning in New York   with  shares of Hewlett-Packard Co.   and  Alcoa Inc.  in  focus. The DJ Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449 INDU fell  0.1% to 12484.04. Fifteen  stocks in  the  index  fell  while ...  

Alcoa Inc. has broken ground on a $90 million facility in Lafayette, Ind., that will produce state-of-the-art aluminum lithium. The newly introduced alloy allows airplane manufacturers to save weight in wings and fuselage without resorting to composite materials. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) said the 115,000-square-foot space will have 75 employees based there when it's complete by the end of 2014. “We have a long history working with aerospace...  

Alcoa Inc. said Wednesday that it had appointed Ron Barin as an officer of the company. Barin is now a vice president as well as chief investment officer, pension investments, whose responsibilities include the oversight of the Alcoa retirement plans and Alcoa Foundation's combined $15 billion in assets. Barin joined Alcoa (NYSE: AA) in 2008 as assistant treasurer. He has also worked at Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Emcor Financial Risk...  

There may be expansion ahead for Alcoa's smelter in Iceland. NewEurope, a European online newspaper, reported Sunday that the company's Alcoa Fjaroaal smelter could see increased capacity up to 550,000 tons of aluminum per year by 2018. NewEurope said that Alcoa Iceland was looking at whether pension funds wanted to help finance the project.  

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) led the Metals category of nine companies in the 2012 Fortune 500 ranking of the largest U.S. companies. It also rose to 115, up from 123 last year in the overall ranking of the largest corporations based on such metrics as revenues ...  

Alcoa Inc. named Audrey Strauss as its chief legal and compliance officer to replace the retiring Kurt Waldo. Strauss is senior litigation partner at the New York-based Fried Frank Harris Shriver and Jacobson. In her new role, which she will start May 1, she will be a part of the company's Executive Council and also be corporate secretary. She replaces Waldo, who retires Aug. 1. Also retiring Aug. 1 will be Donna Dabney, vice president and...  

Alcoa is reporting a surprise profit for the first quarter. The company sold more aluminum as demand improved from automobile manufacturers, aerospace and commercial transportation. The company's stock price jumped 4.1 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday. The largest U.S. aluminum maker reported net income of $94 million, or 9 cents a share. Analysts expected a loss of 4 cents per share. Alcoa reported net income...  

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today reported income from continuing operations of $94 million, or $0.09 per share, in first quarter 2012, a $287 million improvement over fourth quarter 2011, led by strong productivity growth and improved market conditions....  

Doug Blonsky, President and CEO of the Central Park Conservancy, and Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, at a volunteering event in Central Park, New York. (Photo: Business Wire) Waste management is a crucial part of caring for ...  

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has broken ground on a $90 million Lafayette expansion. The new facility will produce aluminum lithium, which is designed to help build lighter, more durable airplanes. The expansion is expected to create 75 permanent jobs.  

By Steven Bauer: Alcoa, Inc (AA) again fell short on earnings with an adjusted loss of 3 cents per share. The picture gets much brighter with world demand for aluminum growing at about 7 percent. Revenue increased by 6% to over $6 billion for the quarter, unfortunately the cost of operations was also on the increase. It is expected that earnings growth momentum will turn very positive next year and the following year.Alcoa is the world's...  

"We take great pride in joining this prestigious group of companies that share a culture of trust, innovation and teamwork," said Tim Myers, President, Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products. "We value our employees' contributions and strive to provide ...  

It is the 11 th year in a row Alcoa has produced the report. "Sustainability is not a catalog of processes, nor merely a philosophy at Alcoa," said Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld. "Rather, it is part of everything we do." Alcoa businesses use a ...  

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today reported income from continuing operations of $94 million, or $0.09 per share, in first quarter 2012, a $287 million improvement over fourth quarter 2011, led by strong productivity growth and improved market conditions. Excluding the impact of special items, income from continuing operations was $105 million, or $0.10 per share. Special items in first quarter 2012 included the negative impact of...  

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The BlountViews web site has an interesting story about community concerns related to a planned mixed-use project on the old Alcoa, Inc., West Plant site. Check it out here. Update: In fairness, this post probably should have said "community concerns related to access plans for the West Plant project." Photo credit/Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Tennessee Parks & Recreation Commission  

April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Kuni Chen, analyst at CRT Capital Group, and Stephen Auth, chief investment officer of Federated Global Equity, talk about Alcoa Inc.'s first-quarter profit and China's economy. They speak with Trish Regan and Adam Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)  

Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) has managed to pull a rabbit out of its hat and it is the good kind.  The aluminum giant and DJIA component just reported earnings of $94 million or $0.09 EPS on sales of $6.01 billion.  The earnings per share would have even been $0.10 EPS outside of special items.  The [...]  

Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) is set to report earnings after the close on Tuesday and this will both be the first DJIA component to report earnings and it may set the tone for earnings season.  24/7 Wall St. argues over how relevant Alcoa is to the overall picture, but the reality is that there is [...]  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Central Park Conservancy, an internationally recognized leader in park management and restoration, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation and an in-kind donation of aluminum valued at $140,000 from Alcoa (NYSE:AA) to design a sustainable waste management system, to increase recycling and make trash removal in the Park more efficient. The system is expected to set a new standard in how waste is...  

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), the U.S. aluminum giant, said Thursday it will reduce its annual alumina production capacity by 2 percent this year, aimed at matching output with its plans to reduce smelter capacity amid global oversupply that has hurt prices.  

U.S. stocks advanced, halting a five-day decline for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after Alcoa Inc. reported an unexpected first-quarter profit. Almost $800 billion was erased from U.S. equity values in the five days leading up to the first-quarter earnings season. The S 500 yesterday capped the longest drop since November on concern about Europe’s debt crisis and the U.S. jobs market. The decline drove the gauge to about 14 times reported...  

Mike has the ideal experience and qualifications to advance our human resources organization and develop talent as a solid Alcoa advantage," said Alcoa Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld. Bergen, in his new role, will serve in a variety of assignments to ...  

(RTTNews) - Alcoa Inc. (AA: News ) said it celebrated the launch of construction of its greenfield state-of-the-art aluminum lithium facility at a groundbreaking event attended by Lafayette employees, and community and state partners. Adjacent to its ...  

(Reuters) - Alcoa Inc, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported a first-quarter profit that topped Wall Street forecasts as prices for aluminum rose in the early months of 2012. Alcoa shares rose 6 percent to $9.80 in post-market trading. Following are initial reactions of analysts and investors: CHARLES BRADFORD, ANALYST, BRADFORD RESEARCH, NEW YORK "Clearly, they're doing much better downstream, which you'd expect because the metal price...  

Investors will get a front row preview to the first quarter earnings season when bellwether Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) reports its results Tuesday after the close. The aluminum producer is the first major U.S. company to release its first quarter earnings report, and these closely watched results often set the tone for the earnings season. But investors shouldn't get their hopes up - expectations for first quarter earnings are low...  

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before The Market Opens Earnings: API Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ATNY) - no Street consensus Supervalu, Inc. (NYSE: SVU) - consensus EPS $0.35 Intraday or Not Specified Economics: 10:00am EDTWholesale Inventories - Street sees 0.5%After the Market Closes Earnings: Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) - consensus loss $0.04 Mattress Firm (Nasdaq: MFRM...  

Aluminum giant Alcoa said Tuesday it swung into profit in the first quarter, boosted by improved productivity and market conditions.After the stock market closed, Alcoa, the first member of the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average to report earnings this year, reported net income of $94 million, following a $191 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2011.Excluding special items, Alcoa earned 10 cents per share, surprising analysts who on...  

(Reuters) - Alcoa Inc has raised its 2012 forecast for aerospace demand growth this year due to continued strong demand, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Klaus Kleinfeld said in an interview on Tuesday. The forecast has been raised by 3 percentage points, he said in an interview with CNBC broadcast after the U.S. aluminum producer released first-quarter results. He did not give any further details of the prediction. He reiterated his...  

At the risk of overkill, the Scope wanted to pass along another story about the Springbrook kerfuffle in Alcoa. As outlined by The Daily Times, Springbrook residents are concerned about the possibility that Alcoa Road would be used temporarily for access to Kinsey Probasco Hays' proposed development at Alcoa, Inc.'s West Plant site. So what's the big deal about this story?  

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Alcoa may have given a slumping Wall Street just what it needed: a surprise profit. The largest U.S. aluminum manufacturer said Tuesday that it earned 9 cents share in the first quarter. It surpassed analyst forecasts for a small loss by selling more aluminum to a wide range of customers, including  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today reported income from continuing operations of $94 million, or $0.09 per share, in first quarter 2012, a $287 million improvement over fourth quarter 2011, led by strong productivity growth and improved market conditions. Excluding the impact of special items, income from continuing operations was $105 million, or $0.10 per share. Special items in first quarter 2012 included the negative impact...  

Alcoa Inc. and other defendants in a federal bribery lawsuit over alleged payments to executives of a Bahrain aluminum company frequently used the word "foreign" on Thursday as they urged a federal judge in Pittsburgh to dismiss the case.  

Shares of Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) surged more than 8 percent Wednesday after the U.S. aluminum giant kicked off the Wall Street earnings season with an unexpected profit as it cut costs and improved productivity.  

The Davidson County Board of Commissioners could formally back Alcoa Power Generating Inc.'s efforts to obtain a new federal license to operate hydroelectric dams, based on a conversation the board had Thursday at its informational meeting.  

Last year saw aluminum products supplier Alcoa cut its normalized water use by 4.5 percent from 2010 levels, but increase the amount of waste it sent to landfill by 10 percent, according to the company's 2011 sustainability ...  

(Reuters) - Alcoa Inc has raised its forecast for aerospace demand growth this year by 3 percentage points, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Klaus Kleinfeld said in an interview on Tuesday. Speaking with CNBC, Kleinfeld also reiterated the U.S ...  

PERTH, May 09, 2012 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- The Western Australian state government said Wednesday it has granted the Australian unit of Alcoa Inc. (AA) a five-year extension for its proposed Wagerup alumina refinery expansion.  

The New York based Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) boosted over 8% on Wednesday after the aluminum maker giant announced an unexpected profit in Q1 as it cut costs and superior output. Alcoa announced on Tuesday after the markets closed that company made $94 million ...  

Alcoa now expects China's aluminum demand will grow by 11 percent in 2012, down from the 12 percent pace it projected in early January, Chairman and Chief Executive Klaus Kleinfeld told analysts on the company's first-quarter conference call. It also ...  

Its nonaluminum products include precision castings, and aerospace and industrial fasteners. Alcoa offers flat-rolled products, such as sheet and plate, foil products, and can reclamations; engineered products and solutions, including titanium, aluminum ...  

Max Laun was appointed Alcoa Vice President and General Counsel ... 04/23 Alcoa Promotes Mike Barriere to Vice President, Human Resources; Jack Bergen Bec.. 04/23 Alcoa Named a Leader in Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes; Top Performer in  

May 05, 2012 (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX News Network) -- Alcoa Inc. is focused on providing aluminum products for promising markets such as aerospace and autos, CEO Klaus Kleinfeld told shareholders ...  

SEEK is designed to raise the interest of underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in grades K-12, as an important step towards careers in engineering. Alcoa Foundation's grant will fund the SEEK program in ...  

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Monday are: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Avon Products, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Micron Technology, Ancestry.com, Herbalife Ltd, Schlumberger, Symantec Corp, JPMorgan Chase and Alcoa Inc.  

Asbestos.comAsbestos Scare in Alcoa Plant Causes Concern for Employee SafetyAsbestos.comAsbestos was discovered in the New York plant of the aluminum-manufacturing giant, Alcoa Inc. The discovery, made after a fire broke out in Alcoa's Massena West plant on March 29, led investigators to find asbestos contained in the building's ceiling.NY Mesothelioma Attorney Says New Study Shows Wide Risks Created by Workplace ...PR Web (press release...  

Slumping metals prices and the European debt crisis have hurt Alcoa Inc.'s stock, CEO Klaus Kleinfeld said at today's annual shareholders meeting, but the largest U.S. aluminum producer is focused on promising markets such as aerospace and autos.  

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Consumption of aluminum is on pace to outpace production of the lightweight metal this year as some money-losing Chinese smelters limit their output, Alcoa Inc.'s (AA) chief executive said on Tuesday. "We see [demand ...  

No chart data available. Alcoa Inc. produces primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina, and participates in mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling.  

Alcoa (NYSE:AA - News) in Brazil was selected as one of the 30 best companies to start a career, according to Você S/A magazine, Brazil's leading human resources publication. As a top company, Alcoa is included as a "Business Champion" in Você ...  

Alcoa Inc. Alcoa Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Regional Enterprise Tower sold to PMC Alcoa "Eagle Cam" shows eaglets hatching 3 suitors for Alcoa smelter in Italy Follow this company (NYSE: AA) Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld was at ...  

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened sharply higher Wednesday, with investors finding cheer in an unexpected first-quarter profit from aluminium producer Alcoa Inc. . The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 104.1 points to 12,822.10. The S 500 gained 14.10 points to 1,372.69. The Nasdaq Composite added 26.78 points to 3,018.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch...  

Apr 17, 2012 (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX News Network) -- Alcoa Inc. delivered two key components for a new U.S. Navy combat ship under construction, the aluminum maker said Monday. Alcoa's Technical ...  

Alcoa Inc. (AA - 8.98) has moved less than 5% so far in 2012, but a large-scale options trader could be expecting the stock to become a bit more volatile in the next six months or so...( Read More )  

Demand for aluminum in China is growing heavily and the country isn't likely to slow down production, Alcoa Inc.'s (AA) chief executive told Fox Business Network on Wednesday. Klaus Kleinfeld said that despite having to import most of its ...  

NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc increased prices for some aerospace plate products by 5 percent, due to higher materials costs and increased demand. In a recent note to customers, Alcoa said the price hike takes ...  

Alcoa Inc. has taken a number of steps to cut costs and improve productivity, which helped the aluminum manufacturing giant post a surprise first-quarter profit. The company cut global smelting and refining operations after demand fell late last ...  

Alcoa Inc, the U.S. aluminium giant, plans to cut alumina production by 4 percent, becoming the first producer to take measures aimed at cutting oversupply that has pushed prices close to $300 per tonne. The move comes after a drop in prices of alumina ...  

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Alcoa Inc. (AA) said Thursday it plans to cut alumina production by about 2% this year, in an effort to match output with its plans to reduce smelter capacity amid global overcapacity and slumping prices for the lightweight ...  

Alcoa Inc. is eager to dispel myths about why its quarterly reports mark the unofficial start of earnings season. No, it has nothing to do with its alphabetical order in the Dow Jones industrials—its ticker symbol is "AA"—or even its status ...  

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) pleasantly beat street expectations when it reported a surprise profit in its first quarter. Improving global markets, such as the aerospace and automobile sectors, helped Alcoa steer out of a loss-making fourth quarter to first ...  

(Reuters) - Alcoa Inc has raised its forecast for aerospace demand growth this year by 3 percentage points, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Klaus Kleinfeld said in an interview on Tuesday. Speaking with CNBC, Kleinfeld also reiterated the U ...  

Alcoa, Best Buy shares rise after hoursMarketWatchBy Carla Mozee, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Alcoa Inc. reported an unexpected quarterly profit, spurring a climb in the aluminum producer's shares during Tuesday evening's trading session, and shares of Best Buy Co. cut into losses ...and more »  

Alcoa Inc.’s March quarter results provide clues to the performance of Indian aluminium firms in the quarter and the outlook in the forthcoming quarters. The company benefited from better aluminium realizations, which were up by 2.5% sequentially, but ...  

In a company note issued earlier today, Jefferies & Company, Inc. gave a Buy rating and $12 price target to Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), despite the aluminum producer's disappointing results from last quarter. Jefferies went on to say in the report “That said ...  

Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. ( AA) late Tuesday posted better-than-expected first quarter earnings results, sending its shares surging higher in aftermarket trading. The New York-based company reported first quarter net income of $94 million, or 9 cents ...  

(RTTNews) - The European markets rose on Wednesday, after U.S. aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. reported a surprise profit. Banks rallied on a sector upgrade. Most major markets across Asia/Pacific fell, while the U.S. index futures are higher. Alcoa said after ...  

The earnings season, which starts with Alcoa Inc. reporting first quarter results Tuesday, is expected to be sluggish and could witness markets struggling to maintain gains made in the past several weeks.  

Bloomberg cited Mr Klaus Kleinfeld CEO of Alcoa Inc as saying that in January China's aluminium industry would cut 1.1 million tonnes of unprofitable capacity pretty soon. So far that prediction isn't close to coming true. According to International ...  

(Logo: ) Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: Here are highlights from Thursday's Analyst Blog: Earnings Preview: Alcoa Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2012 ...  

April 10 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc. (Symbol : AA) N> has raised its 2012 forecast for aerospace demand growth this year due to continued strong demand, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Klaus Kleinfeld said in an interview on Tuesday. The forecast has been ...  

Alcoa Inc. is expected to report a first-quarter loss as it kicks off the earnings season after the markets close on Tuesday. Analysts expect the aluminum manufacturer to post a loss of 3 cents per ...  

NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc. said on Tuesday it lowered by 1 percentage point its outlook for China's aluminum consumption growth in 2012, but kept its forecast for global demand growth at 7 percent. In 2011, global primary aluminum ...  

Alcoa Inc. (AA) (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported an unexpected first-quarter profit after orders rose and it closed higher-cost smelting capacity. Net income fell 69 percent to $94 million, or 9 cents a share, from $308 million ...  

Globe and MailAlcoa Sees China Aluminum Cuts While Output Expands: CommoditiesSan Francisco ChronicleApril 10 (Bloomberg) -- Alcoa Inc. Chief Executive Officer Klaus Kleinfeld said in January China's aluminum industry would cut 1.1 million metric tons of unprofitable capacity "pretty soon." So far that prediction isn't close to coming true.Alcoa Sees Aluminum Cuts as Production Gains: CommoditiesBloombergall 300 news articles »  

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Alcoa Inc. kicks off what is expected to be a lackluster earnings season late Tuesday as the stock market pares first-quarter gains in the face of cooling economic data. After the closing bell Tuesday, Alcoa (NYSE ...  

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s next governor will have a pivotal role in deciding a long-running dispute over the Yadkin River’s water and profits generated by a series of dams operated for generations by Alcoa Inc. The governor taking office next year ...  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in Alcoa Inc rose 7 percent on Wednesday, a day after the aluminum company posted a first-quarter profit instead of a loss Wall Street was expecting. The late-Tuesday results from Alcoa, a Dow component company, helped lift stocks after five days of losses that had brought down the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index more than 4 percent. Analyst Tony Rizzuto, of Dahlman Rose & Co, raised his full-year 2012...  

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) shares gained 5.2 percent before the opening bell. The alumina giant reported better-than ... The company received a price target increase from Benchmark’s Daniel Kurnos. He now has a price target of $840 on shares, compared to ...  

Shares of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc., which has a large manufacturing operation in Blount County, were down slightly in afternoon trading ahead of the company's first quarter earnings report expected Tuesday. The aluminum giant is expected to ...  

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's next governor will have a pivotal role in deciding a long-running dispute over the water and profits from the Yadkin River, which have been generated by dams run by Alcoa Inc. for generations. The governor taking ...  

Demand for aluminum in China is growing heavily and the country isn't likely to slow down production, Alcoa Inc.'s (NYSE:AA) chief executive told Fox Business Network on Wednesday. Klaus Kleinfeld said that despite having to import most of its ...  

The Wall Street doomsday prophets may want to revisit their crystal balls: Metals producer Alcoa Inc. launched the first quarter earnings parade -- which many analysts had worried would be a dud -- with a profit. The aluminum company had posted ...  

NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc is expected to post its second consecutive quarterly loss next week as weak aluminum prices and uncertainty over demand delay the company's recovery. Alcoa's stock price has fallen 46 percent since April 2011.  

Manning & Napier, an investment firm with $40.2 billion in assets under management, bought 28 new stocks for their equity portfolio in the first quarter. The largest new stocks are Juniper Networks (JNPR), Alcoa Inc. (AA), Riverbed Tech (RVBD) and Cameron ...  

Alcoa Inc. said Wednesday it named Audrey Strauss as chief legal officer. Strauss, a senior litigation partner at Fried Frank, will also hold the title of chief compliance officer and corporate secretary. Her appointment begins May 1, and she ...  

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Alcoa Inc. (AA) has agreed to delay closing its Italian aluminum smelter until at least September while it looks for potential buyers, the company said on Wednesday. Alcoa had planned to close its Portovesme smelter in ...  

MADRID (MarketWatch)—U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, with Wall Street investors expected to take some inspiration from results from Alcoa Inc. and an upbeat outlook from Chevron Corp. late the prior day. Bond yields in Spain and Italy eased.  

April 5 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc, the U.S. aluminum giant, plans to cut alumina production by 4 percent, becoming the first producer to take measures aimed at cutting oversupply that has pushed prices close to $300 per tonne. The move comes after a ...  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock ... a day after aluminum producer and Dow component Alcoa Inc surprised Wall Street with a first-quarter profit, following a loss in last year's fourth quarter. Alcoa shares rose 5.8 percent to $9.86 in premarket trading.  

The AWU delegation, which included Point Henry site delegate Brett Noonan, also outlined the benefits of the smelter to Alcoa and the Geelong community, but reports that workers would consider a wage freeze were incorrect. "At no stage has Alcoa tabled any ...  

NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) has agreed to delay closing its Italian aluminum smelter until at least September while it looks for potential buyers, the company said on Wednesday. Alcoa had planned to close its Portovesme smelter ...  

MASSENA, N.Y. (WTW) — An explosion and fire at an Alcoa Inc. plant in northern New York has damaged an aluminum melting furnace but caused no injuries. A spokeswoman for Pittsburgh-based Alcoa tells the Watertown Daily Times (http://bit.ly/GWmo2y ) that ...  

Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. surprised Wall Street with a first-quarter profit after a loss in the fourth quarter of 2011 as global markets improved, especially in the aerospace and automobile sectors.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc. continues to look for high-cost smelting and refining capacity for potential capacity cuts, a goal that chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld called a "strong commitment." Speaking to analysts on Tuesday's conference ...  

Morgan Stanley (MS) nominated Alcoa Inc. (AA) Chief Executive Officer Klaus Kleinfeld to join its board of directors as James H. Hance steps down. Hance notified the board March 30 that he won’t stand for re-election at the annual meeting on ...  

An Australian Workers Union delegation including Victorian Secretary Cesar Melham and senior site delegate at Point Henry, Brett Noonan, flew to the United States to meet with Alcoa executive in Pittsburgh yesterday. AWU National Secretary Paul Howes said ...  

U.S. stock futures advanced, indicating the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may rebound after declining in four of the past five days. Alcoa Inc., the biggest U.S. aluminum maker, rose 0.5 percent in German trading before publishing its ...  

April 10 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc N> has raised its forecast for aerospace demand growth this year by 3 percentage points, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Klaus Kleinfeld said in an interview on Tuesday. Speaking with CNBC, Kleinfeld also ...  

The Toronto stock market was higher Wednesday as a strong earnings report from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc ... Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) says its net income soared 51 per cent to $63.6-million or 84 cents per diluted share in its fiscal fourth quarter ...  

April 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced, snapping a five-day decline for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, after Alcoa Inc. reported an unexpected first-quarter profit. The S 500 increased 0.7 percent to 1,367.98 at 9:31 a.m. New York time.  

April 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. equities halted the longest slump of the year and European stocks rebounded from a two-month low as Alcoa Inc. opened the earnings season with an unexpected profit. Spanish bonds rose as a European Central Bank ...  

Alcoa Inc shares rose 7.7 percent to $10.03 a day after the Dow component ... the market's gains in the first three months of the year. The U.S. economy kept growing moderately in the late winter months, although rising gas prices were beginning ...  

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it will reduce its annual alumina production capacity by approximately 390,000 metric tons to avoid alumina oversupply in the Atlantic region. The curtailments will reduce the company's refining capacity in the Atlantic region by about 4% and are already underway, the company said. In January, Alcoa announced the closure or curtailment of 531,000 metric tons of smelting capacity. Market Pulse...  

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Alcoa shares surged 8% to $10.07 early Wednesday after posting a surprise $94 million profit for the first quarter. It marked the stock's biggest one-day percentage gain since Nov. 30, 2011. Alcoa's report helped lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average , which advanced 106 points to 12,821 in the first 30 minutes of trading. Alcoa's stock gains Wednesday gave new life to the stock, which had been declining this...  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc , the U.S. aluminum giant, plans to cut alumina production in the Atlantic region by 4 percent, becoming the first producer to take measures aimed at reducing oversupply that has lowered prices to around $300 per tonne. The move follows a slump in prices of alumina, an intermediate ingredient in aluminum production, to levels at which many of the world's higher-cost refiners are unprofitable. ...  

April 11 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rebounded from a two-month low and U.S. equities halted the longest slump of the year as Alcoa Inc. opened the earnings season with an unexpected profit. Spanish bonds rose as a European Central Bank ...  

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Alcoa Inc. is expected to report a quarterly per-share loss on declining revenue when the aluminum producer releases first-quarter results late Tuesday. Alcoa (NYSE:AA) , whose report is widely considered the ...  

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A lot of analysts have been questioning whether Alcoa Inc. deserves all the attention it receives as the lead-off hitter every earning period. After all, it's an ...  

Alcoa Inc. (AA) (AA) Chief Executive Officer Klaus Kleinfeld said in January China’s aluminum ... they don’t appear to be paying market rates for power, said Ken Hoffman, an analyst at Bloomberg Industries. Chinese plants owned by local ...  

Fans of the eaglets nesting at Alcoa Davenport Works now can have a say in choosing names for the three baby birds. Alcoa spokesman John Riches said the company received between 1,500 and 2,000 name suggestions, including “a lot of duplicates,” through ...  

Alcoa (AA) is the third largest aluminum producer in the world and the biggest based in the United States. Recently, it reported a surprise net income for the first quarter of $0.09 per share versus an expected loss by its stock followers. Alcoa shares ...  

NEW YORK (Commodity Online): Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) has announced that it has delivered a set of two “ready for installation” aluminum Amah tips to Austal USA for use on the future Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). An Amah tip is the ...  

For 2012, the company estimates that aluminum demand will grow by 7% compared to 10% in 2011. Prices will not increase like forecasters were hoping. China, being the largest user of aluminum in the world is expected to see demand grow at a rate of 8 to 10 ...  

Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa’s chief executive, said other strong markets included cars and trucks in North America, and drinks cans in China, while demand for construction in the US and Europe, and cars and trucks in Europe, was expected to shrink this year.  

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Aluminum maker Alcoa Incorporated (NYSE:AA) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) weathered stormy market conditions in the first quarter of 2012, as steep declines in realized aluminum and alumina prices ...  

Since the time the plaque was engraved, Mr. Baldwin said, they have uncovered three more deaths at the plant: William Barry, June 17, 1948; George Munson, Dec. 2, 1931; and either Laszlo Kocza or Grigor Cosczan, July 19, 1931. While the black ...  

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Alcoa Highway, including a 25-year-old Sevierville woman who was knocked unconscious and trapped inside her car. According to an Alcoa Police report, Tabrina D. Blevins, 25, of ...  

The maker of the multiple sclerosis treatment Acthar has been rising in light trade since February. Consumer-related stocks rebounded Wednesday after getting hammered the previous day on concerns about the economy's strength following last week's ...  

The industrials sector rose rose about one per cent as Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) climbed four cents to $3.99 while Canadian ... Wed, Apr 11: The Morning Show's Liem Vu chats about how Hillary Clinton has officially become cool in the social media world ...  

The publisher of travel newsletters and websites that has seen its shares plunge 75 percent since July last year, is planning to sell itself, three people familiar with the ... ((ananthalakshmi.as@thomsonreuters.com; within US +646 223 8780; outside ...  

J.C. PENNEY CO INC , $34.69, up 4.5 pct The company said on Wednesday that Michael Dastugue is leaving on Friday after just 15 months as chief financial officer as the department store chain continues to work on its overhaul under its new chief executive.  

But a better clue of corporate financial health will likely come from Google (GOOG) after the close on Thursday ... Without those numbers included, overall S growth is seen as a measly 1.8%. The technology sector is seen growing 6.3%, thanks to Apple.  

The Department of Ecology's preferred alternative would cost between $6 million and $10 million, which would be paid by the two companies, according to the 165-page report. The cleanup plan would include extensive excavation and replacement of contaminated ...  

Alcoa Inc. (AA) said it plans to cut alumina production by about 390,000 metric tons a year, in an effort to align output with its plans to reduce smelter capacity by 12% in the first half of this year amid high costs and slumping prices.  

In her new role, van de Raadt will drive Alcoa Foundation's internal and external communications strategies, including media relations, marketing, Internet, intranet and social media. The group said van de Raadt joins Alcoa Foundation with more ...  

NEW YORK-- On Tuesday, Alcoa (AA)-- traditionally the first company to report -- is set to kick off earnings season. But, in recent years, it's been such an inconsistent performer that I've been thinking we should have another company take this ...  

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -03/23/12)- Aluminum stocks have been beaten down in recent weeks as signs of slower growth in China and ... industry and provides equity research on Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA - News) and Alumina Ltd. (NYSE: AWC.AX ...  

U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will snap a five-day slump, after Alcoa (AA) (AA) Inc. reported an unexpected first-quarter profit. Alcoa, the first company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to report ...  

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was back in positive territory Wednesday afternoon after a strong earnings report from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. raised hopes that the first-quarter earnings ...  

According to a release, in her new role, van de Raadt will drive Alcoa Foundation's internal and external communications strategies, including media relations, marketing, Internet, intranet and social media. van de Raadt was most recently a ...  

Stocks recently featured in the blog include Alcoa (NYSE ... foodservice and specialty meats business. Post spin-off, the international coffee and tea business will be domiciled in the Netherlands and will move its headquarters to Amsterdam ...  

It was a down day and a convincing one at that, but did not appear to be one filled with panic. The S 500 cash index, SPX, did slice the 50 day moving average and many Tech names were taking on some selling into the close. However, earnings ...  

Expectations have dimmed for aluminum producer Alcoa  /quotes/zigman/246295 /quotes/nls/aa AA, which reports first-quarter results Tuesday after the U.S. stock market closes. Since the start of the year, Wall Street has cut its 2012 profit ...  

4/5/2012 2:31 PM ET (RTTNews) - U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa, Inc. (AA) said Thursday that it will reduce its annual alumina production capacity by about 2% to align production with smelter ...  

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index is due for an overhaul, and new-tech giants like Apple Inc and Google have good arguments for joining the elite 30 companies at the expense of old-industry stalwarts like Alcoa Inc, Barron's said on Sunday.  

The cost of running aluminum smelters and transporting products remains high. Argus Research analyst Bill Selesky cautioned that Alcoa could slightly miss first-quarter expectations and cut its forecast for a 7 percent increase in global ...  

Toyota – massively bullish on auto sales in US and Asia • Toyota are forecasting an ... switching to more fuel efficient models to cut fuel bills while last year’s Tsunami in Japan caused buyers to hold back on purchases last year.  

with most of the sectors in positive territory. The Canadian benchmark hit its 2012 low on Tuesday, falling 83.21 points to 11,938.29, the first close below 12,000 since Dec. 30. U.S. stocks bounced back from a recent string of losses ...  

(MENAFN) Alcoa Inc. said that profit in the first quarter grew to USD94 million, compared with a loss of USD191 million posted for the fourth quarter, reported AP.The largest US aluminum ...  

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was higher Wednesday as a strong earnings report from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. raised hopes that the first-quarter earnings season won't be as bad as ...  

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“Turning around our TV business is a top priority ... Yahoo’s failure to keep up with Facebook Inc. and Google Inc. in online advertising led to the ouster of former CEO Carol Bartz and prompted Chairman Roy Bostock and co-founder ...  

The Western Australian state government said Wednesday it has granted the Australian unit of Alcoa Inc. (AA) a five-year extension for its proposed Wagerup alumina refinery expansion.  

Aluminum company Alcoa Inc., which has a manufacturing operation in Blount County, announced Thursday that its board of directors approved payment of quarterly dividends.  

Alcoa Inc., the biggest U.S. aluminum producer, said Tuesday its first-quarter income fell 69 percent as higher costs offset increased revenue, but results beat expectations and shares jumped 5 percent.  

North American cable and wire producers are buying more aluminum rod abroad at higher premiums due to production problems at Rio Tinto Alcan's Alma smelter in Quebec and Alcoa Inc's Massena West smelter ...  

Cable and wire producers in North America are buying more aluminum rod abroad due to production issues at Rio Tinto (RIO) Alcan's Alma smelter in Quebec and Alcoa Inc's (AA) Massena West smelter, says ...