The S&P 500 continues to enjoy a solid run as the improving macro environment, coupled with the AI optimism and recent stock upgrades, provides solid support for risk assets.Last week, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) increased its year-end forecast for the S&P 500 Index to 5,600, up from the previous target of 5,200.This revision by one of the most important financial institutions is attributed to robust earnings growth from five major U.S. technology companies and a higher projected fair value price-to-earnings ra ...

Are stocks set to rip higher in the second half of 2024? Or will investors be in for a nasty October surprise? Market timing is tricky at any time, but particularly at a time when a single data point can swiftly swing investor sentiment from positive to negative or vice versa. That may be of interest to traders. However, buy-and-hold investors tend to follow a different plan. And that plan frequently includes finding blue chip stocks under $100.  Blue-chip stocks can have their moment, but they’re generally ...

The Industrial Products group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Alcoa (AA) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Alcoa is one of 222 individual stocks in the Industrial Products sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #3 in the Zacks Sector Rank. ...

Loading...Loading...Morgan Stanley analyst Carlos De Alba has upgraded Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX, Alcoa Corp AA, and Compañía de Minas Buenaventura SAA BVN to Overweight, citing persistent copper supply challenges and positive developments within these companies.Freeport-McMoRanDe Alba upgrades Freeport stock to Overweight. He expects the company to benefit from higher copper and gold prices, with a 26% upside to a $62 price target. FCX's delivery of the PT-FI smelter and the expected Grasberg mine agreement ...

Start Time: 09:10 January 1, 0000 9:35 AM ET Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA) JPMorgan Energy, Power and Renewables Conference June 18, 2024, 09:10 AM ET Company Participants Molly Beerman - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Unidentified Analyst Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to the 2024 JPMorgan Energy, Power and Renewables Conference. We are very grateful to be hosting Alcoa this morning, and we are joined by Molly Beerman, the company's CFO. And we have Jim Dwyer and Yolande Doctor from Inves ...

PALM BEACH, Fla., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - The scrap metal markets are projected to continue to grow in the coming years. Scrap metals collected from various sources are raw materials used in metal recycling. Scrap metals are separated and processed several times to yield recycled metals. A report from Precision Reports said that the global Metal Recycling market was valued at US$ 292860 million in 2023 and is anticipated to reach US$ 386740 million by 2030, witness ...

Visiongain has published a new report entitled Vehicle Armour Materials Market Report 2024-2034: Forecasts by Armour Type (Passive Armour, Active Armour, Reactive Armour), by End-user (Military and Defence, Law Enforcement, Commercial Security, Other), by Vehicle Type (Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs), Light Utility Vehicles (LUVs), Military Trucks and Transport Vehicles), by Type (Steel, Composite Materials, Ceramic Materials, Aramid Fibre, Gla ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd. (TSX-V: GQ) (“Great Quest” or the “Company”) announces its intention to change its name to “Great Quest Gold Ltd.” (the “Name Change”). The Company’s ticker symbol will remain “GQ”. The Company will seek shareholder approval for the Name Change at its upcoming annual and general meeting of common shareholders scheduled for July 17, 2024 (the “AGM”). For further details regarding the AGM and/or other matters to be pres ...

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BALTIMORE, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lawsuits have been filed alleging that a number of large corporate employers have offloaded billions of dollars in pension obligations to Athene Annuity and Life Company and/or Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, subsidiaries of Athene Holding Ltd. (collectively, "Athene") in violation of ERISA. In addition to AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), and Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA), against which lawsuits have already been filed ...