Just as the market seemed to be stabilizing after the recent correction, plans to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminum have pushed them back inTO turmoil.
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March 8 - Hedge Funds, News
Sometimes, hedge funds turn to commodities when they seek investment opportunities. Commodities are good investments during periods of economic growth.
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October 9 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Each week, I go through the list of dividend increases in order to monitor performance of existing holdings, and uncover hidden dividend gems.
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December 5 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Investing in small cap stocks has historically been a way to outperform the market, as small cap companies typically grow faster on average than the blue chips.
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November 28 - Hedge Funds, News
Given that dividends are an investor's best friend and dividend growth can mean solid returns down the road, we at Insider Monkey have put together a list of the smart money's...
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November 25 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) is a U.S. steel giant. It is the largest steel producer in the U.S., with annual capacity of more than 27 million tons of steel.
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October 21 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
After two sharp down days in the previous three trading sessions, the bulls are back in charge on Wednesday. In the middle of the morning, the Dow is up by over 70 points, the...
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September 14 - Market Movers, News
Although it would be unwise to claim that insider selling should always be interpreted as a bearish or pessimistic sign, this type of insider trading activity can provide some...
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July 27 - Insider Trading, News
The market is mixed on Thursday with Dow Jones and S&P 500 slightly in red, while NASDAQ has inched up since the opening bell as companies continue to turn in their financial ...
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July 21 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News
The latest EIA numbers are in, and as expected, the report contradicted yesterday's bearish API build data. Domestic production fell by 29,000 barrels per day and inventories...
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June 15 - Market Movers, News
The steel industry has seen an unprecedented rally this year with some stocks boasting gains of over 100% so far in 2016.
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June 12 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, News
What exactly are financial ratios? For the purposes of this article, we define financial ratios as any number or calculation used by dividend investors to better understand an...
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May 5 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Apart from his family office Point72 Asset Management, billionaire trader Steve Cohen also manages his personal fortune through Asia-focused subsidiaries, Point72 Asia (Singapore...
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April 10 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Global steel prices reached their nadir last year owing to a supply glut and dwindling demand, especially from China.
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March 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) has increased its dividend for 43 consecutive years – every year since it first began paying dividends in 1973.
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January 22 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Most investors tend to think that hedge funds and other asset managers are worthless, as they cannot beat even simple index fund portfolios.
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November 29 - Hedge Funds, News
Silver Arrow Partners, L.P., a New York-based hedge fund led by Raji Khabbaz, has just issued its latest quarterly letter to investors.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds, News
The U.S. shale energy boom is beginning to trickle down into the economy.
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September 15 - Commodities, News
In today’s marketplace, there are many metrics investors can use to analyze their holdings. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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September 12 - News
With rising interest rates the subject of many financial headlines lately, there are many fears from investors, both justified and not.
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September 11 - News
Steel producers play a pivotal role in our society, as steel is a basic material used in everything from automobiles to buildings, among other things.
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September 11 - News
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old investment tools of an era lost to time.
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September 5 - News
In recent years, investors have gotten a lot more familiar with the Dividend Aristocrats.
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August 29 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are tons of metrics market participants can use to track stocks.
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August 27 - News
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) is a company that was founded by three ex-employees of another steel giant, Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE).
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August 12 - News
Companies compete successfully by either differentiating their products or by providing almost identical products at lower costs.
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August 7 - News
Companies compete successfully by either differentiating their products or by providing almost identical products at lower costs.
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August 5 - News
Despite the fact that steel is one of the most important products in modern civilization, this year has been tough for steel makers as steel prices have remained low.
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August 5 - News
ArcelorMittal (ADR) (NYSE:MT), POSCO (ADR) (NYSE:PKX) and Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) are the largest steel producers in the world, meeting most of the world's demand in all ...
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August 2 - News
Demand from China caused a price spike in steel that simply wasn't sustainable. As demand comes back to more normal levels, look for the industry to recover.
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August 2 - News
On July 18, the United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X)’ biggest mini-mill steel producer, Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) , released its earnings for the second quarter, 2013...
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July 23 - News
Sales for the fiscal second quarter dropped nearly 9%, to $4.7 billion.
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July 18 - News
America didn’t just lead the world in oil at the turn of the last century; it also dominated in another important facet of modern life: steel production.
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July 15 - News
The steel industry is fighting a long, hard battle in the aftermath of the worst recession since the Great Depression.
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July 11 - News
With a majority of metals producers having a very difficult 2013 so far, it is becoming tougher to find bright spots in the sector.
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July 1 - News
The US steel market is facing headwinds due to low metal prices.
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June 29 - News
Steel players have seen their stock prices plummeting since June 17.
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June 26 - News
Whenever investors fear economic weakness, the stocks they flee first tend to be in cyclical industries that are also capital-intensive.
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June 24 - News
ArcelorMittal (ADR) (NYSE:MT) was in 12 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. MT investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund interest recently.
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June 24 - News
The US steel market is facing headwinds given low metal prices.
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June 21 - News
The outlook for steel producers is not very good.
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June 14 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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June 13 - News
Mining companies have been under pressure this year. Whatever you dig, be it gold, silver, iron ore or coal – your stock would fall.
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June 10 - News
The world’s leading steel producer, ArcelorMittal (ADR) (NYSE:MT), recently released its quarterly results that disappointed investors, but the sequential improvements led ...
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June 7 - News
Some investors will only invest in companies with moats and will never touch commodity companies, even with a ten-foot pole. For me, anything is fair game at the right price.
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June 3 - News
To the average investor, there are many methods shareholders can use to track stocks. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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May 30 - News
After a good five years of caution thanks to an ailing housing market and tight fisted consumers, it looks like the real estate recovery is for real and consumers are spending...
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May 30 - News
Following large, recent insider buying is a fun way to screen for stocks.
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May 22 - Insider Trading
The steel industry has been going through a “prisoner’s dilemma.” No single company is willing to reduce its production, and as a result, all players in the industry are...
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May 20 - News
Over the past decade the stock of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) is up by just 10%.
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May 16 - News