A Down Day in Steel City
In this edition, energy analyst Joel South talks about AK Steel and the $60.9 million loss the company realized during the third quarter. The steel industry has seen better days, with the markets punishing materials every time the ubiquitous "global growth slowdown" phrase comes up. Slowing domestic and international shipments have led to a 7% drop in steel prices from the third quarter of 2011, but for AK Steel, it's the proximity to key inputs, met coal and iron ore, that is magnifying the company's losses.
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