Microsoft reported an earnings and revenue beatShares of blue-chip Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) are up 0.9% to trade at $179.09 this morning, after the company reported an upbeat fiscal third-quarter report. The tech giant announced profits of $1.40 per share and revenue of $35.02 billion -- both topping Wall Street's estimates. Following the news, no fewer than 10 analysts have raised the...Read More
Thursday is your last day to get $200 off your first-year Canadian Insider Club Ultra membership by redeeming coupon 2020 at checkout. Please note the coupon only works for a Canadian Insider Club Ultra membership. If you encounter problems redeeming the coupon at checkout, contact us and we will replace it for you. This discount offer is a good one as it means your first Ultra year will only cos...Read More
Tapestry's fiscal third-quarter results gave investors yet another taste of how hard the retail sector has fallen Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) is down 9.9% at $15.34, after the Coach parent's fiscal third-quarter report gave investors another look at the devastating impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the retail sector. The company posted losses per share of 27 cents, missing analyst estimates a...Read More
Jobless claims surpassed expectations for the seventh-straight weekDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are eyeing a modest move below fair value this morning. The latest batch of weekly jobless claims is weighing on Wall Street, with the 3.8 million unemployment filings toppling the 3.5 million estimate. The ugly numbers --a seventh straight week surpassing analyst estimates -- are overshad...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 29 that are worth another look.Export prices for Japan-origin plate and structural (P&S) grades of ferrous scrap rose by ?500 ($5) per tonne week on week on April 29, with tighter supplies over recent weeks keeping the values up, sources have told Fastmarkets.Brazilian mining company Vale expects to find a potential invest...Read More
Malaysia Smelting Corp (MSC), the world's second-largest tin exporter, has resumed production following a hiatus related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company told Fastmarkets."At the moment, MSC has commenced its smelting and mining activities and is operating at approximately 50% capacity," company spokeswoman Mei-Lynn Keow said.MSC had been under a Malaysian government lockdown that began on Ma...Read More
Brazilian mining company Vale expects to find a potential investor to exit its South Pacific nickel asset Vale New Caledonia (VNC) in the next one to two months, base metals director Mark Travers said in a conference call on Wednesday April 29.The company confirmed it was looking to divest from the business in December last year, while talks with interested parties began in November, Travers added...Read More
The supply and demand balance in both nickel and copper markets is expected at a surplus this year despite lower output due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Brazilian mining company Vale said in its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday April 28. Supply of finished nickel, for example, is forecast to have declined by 12,000-15,000 tonnes in the first quarter because of coronavirus-related closures and...Read More
He said the Fed expected to maintain interest rates near zero until it was confident the economy had weathered recent events."Next week's jobs report is expected to show that the unemployment rate, which was at 50-year lows just two months ago, has surged into double-digits," he told a press conference."Overall, economic activity will likely drop at an unprecedented rate in the second quarter."The...Read More
A summary of Peru-based miner Buenaventura's production results for the first quarter of 2020, as stated in its production report on Wednesday April 29.In brief Zinc and copper output increased year on year in the first three months of 2020 despite lower volumes reported in March due to the Peruvian lockdown enforced to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves.Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 29 that are worth another look.Export prices for Japan-origin plate and structural (P&S) grades of ferrous scrap rose by ?500 ($5) per tonne week on week on April 29, with tighter supplies over recent weeks keeping the values up, sources have told Fastmarkets.Brazilian mining company Vale expects to find a potential invest...Read More
Turkish steel mills continued to stay away from the deep-sea scrap market on Wednesday April 29, holding out for lower prices, sources told Fastmarkets.After about 10 days of silence, on April 27 one Turkish steel mill booked a Baltic Sea cargo at $242 per tonne cfr for 26,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) and $252 per tonne cfr for 6,00 tonnes of bonus scrap, sending the daily scrap in...Read More
Export prices for Japan-origin plate and structural (P&S) grades of ferrous scrap rose by ?500 ($5) per tonne week on week on Wednesday April 29, with tighter supplies over recent weeks keeping the values up, sources have told Fastmarkets.Japanese scrap collection has decreased over recent months, and was now affecting both prime and obsolete grades of material.Plant closures among car manufactur...Read More
Metals prices generally seem to be consolidating this morning, Wednesday April 29, and for the most part look well placed to extend gains, but whether underlying confidence is strong enough in these uncertain times remains to be seen. Asian-Pacific and pre-market major western equity indices are all positive, as are oil prices that are up around 3%.Market participants likely to focus on US gross d...Read More
Domestic prices for cold-rolled coil in Europe have dropped due to poor demand and lower import offers, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 29.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel CRC, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?530-540 ($574-585) per tonne on April 29, down by ?,?10-20 per tonne from ?,?540-560 per tonne.The assessment was based on a few deals and "workable" prices he...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe have dropped in the week to Wednesday April 29 due to low demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, ex-works Northern Europe, was ?,?426.25 ($461.99) per tonne on Wednesday, down by ?,?13.75 per tonne day on day from ?,?440.00 per tonne.Wednesday's index was calculated based on deals and workable prices...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Europe have been largely stable over the past week, but downward pressure has been mounting due to poor demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 29.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel domestic plate, 8-40mm, exw Northern Europe, was unchanged at ?,?490-500 ($531-542) per tonne on April 29. The assessment was based on offers heard...Read More
Prices for hollow steel sections in Europe moved downward this week, with demand not yet showing any sign of rebounding, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 29.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?580-595 ($629-645) per tonne on Wednesday, down from ?,?585-600 per tonne one week before.Demand in Northern and Southern...Read More
The price for steel H-beams in Europe remained flat on Wednesday April 29, with demand remaining at low levels because of the lockdown measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was unchanged at ?,?535-570 ($580-618) per tonne on Wednesday."Beams and sections have the lowest act...Read More