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This Old House Harry Sawyers |
Saws All A new circular saw slices steel, aluminum, PVC, and wood, all with the same blade  |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2011 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Earnings Preview Reliance Steel & Aluminum will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, July 28.  |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Steely Schnitzer The scrap metal recycler is set to report first-quarter 2007 results. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?  |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Mining Stocks in the Rough As aluminum and copper slide, are miners becoming a bargain?  |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Should Investors Rely Upon Reliance? Large metal processor pre-announces a strong first quarter. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool January 10, 2011 Christopher Barker |
Don't Skip the Scrimpers of Scrap Schnitzer Steel is extracting value at every step in the supply chain.  |
The Motley Fool April 11, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa and Its Pals Gaining on Steel With the need to trim automotive weight, Alcoa and its pals just might benefit.  |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa Hammered Into Tinfoil For the first of the blue chips to report, it wasn't a pretty quarter.  |
Technology Research News August 25, 2004 |
Method Makes Stronger Steel Researchers have found a way to cast relatively large structures from a type of steel whose atomic structure is amorphous, like glass, rather than the usual orderly crystalline structure of metal.  |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 David Lee Smith |
There's Good Money in Metals The metals markets have come alive of late. And while the sector's future is often difficult to predict, there may be money to be made in them there mines and mills.  |
This Old House Mark Feirer |
10 Uses for Steel Wool What you can do with friction, elbow grease, and this ball of spun steel?  |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Scrapping Steel Technologies A warning of a major miss for the next quarter sends investors scrambling to the exits.  |
Popular Mechanics May 2003 Cliff Gromer |
A Very Special One-Off Schrade has created a one-of-a-kind bowie knife that features a real stag handle and a blued high-carbon steel blade that's engraved and decorated by hand with 24-karat gold, silver and copper. The guard and butt piece are solid brass.  |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 David Lee Smith |
High Cost and Low Prices Make for a Less Than Steely Combination With iron ore up and prices down, it's best to wait for a steel demand recovery.  |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Apollo Steels Itself The equity firm taking over Metals USA has apparently surveyed the steel industry and likes its prospects. It's paying Metals USA shareholders $22 in cash for their shares, a 58% premium, which will be financed by a combination of equity and debt.  |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa's Aluminum Ax Falls As aluminum prices plummet, Alcoa retrenches.  |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Caustic Costs Curtail Alcan Market fundamentals for aluminum are positive, but the Canadian aluminum giant's operating costs are getting in the way. Shareholders, take note.  |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
South-of-the-Border Copper As the company with the second-largest copper reserves in the world, Southern Peru Copper has had a good run, but can it repeat the performance of 2004?  |
Popular Mechanics May 2009 Logan Ward |
50 Tools Everyone Should Own (With Tips!) We need tools to build, repair and maintain the mechanical world in which we live. With these 50 tools, you'll be ready for just about any project.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Market Watch February 2008: Material Demand Methanol down in price, while copper and aluminum make their first moves upward.  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Has China Caused a Metal Meltdown? Supply outgrows demand, prices plummet, and iron and steel stocks struggle.  |
This Old House Mark Feirer |
10 Uses for the Pencil Life today is overrun by all things digital, but a #2 is still number one for many tasks. Here are 10 uses for the tool around the house.  |
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 Josh Cable |
Market Watch For March 2009: Material Demand An overview of common commodities.  |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa Leads Off With a Strikeout Alcoa has undertaken a variety of steps to shore up its operations and shave its costs, but it was still a brutal quarter.  |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Scrappy Metal Management The metal recycler continues to build share in a volatile but fragmented business. There's no question that you can make a lot of money on stocks like this one -- if you are a savvy and opportunistic trader.  |
Technology Research News September 24, 2003 |
Rapid Process Shapes Aluminum Rapid prototyping processes are routinely used for plastics and some metals, but aluminum has proved elusive. Researchers in Australia have come up with a rapid manufacturing process for aluminum that infiltrates an aluminum alloy powder with a liquid aluminum alloy.  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Freeport Crushes the Consensus In the midst of constant concern about copper prices, Freeport blasted expectations.  |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Will Frankenhoff |
Two Metal Stocks That Won't Go Soft These red-hot investments won't burn your portfolio. Both Chalco and Southern Copper should continue to benefit from the strength of the global economy, are leading players in their respective markets, and are attractively valued versus their peers.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Forget Gold -- Look at Copper There's a new kind of theft growing in popularity -- the theft of copper from homes, companies and worksites! Even if you choose not to invest in copper, you shouldn't ignore this story.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 |
Market Watch For November 2008: Material Demand Only three commodities are up in price in November as many others continue to fall.  |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Strong Quarter or Not, U.S. Steel Hunkers Down With prices climbing U.S. Steel's numbers soared, but for how long will they stay there?  |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Christopher Barker |
Bursting the Boom-to-Bust Bubble Virtually every major miner and metal products manufacturer in the world has rushed to scale back production or slash spending budgets.  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Christopher Barker |
When Blazing Furnaces Go Stone-Cold What softening steel and aluminum sales suggest about the broader economic landscape.  |
Popular Mechanics July 2009 Roy Berendsohn |
How to Choose the Right Knife for Drywall, Paint and Putty A roadmap for choosing the right implement  |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Aluminum Demand Makes for an Alcoa Opportunity Despite Alcoa's slight miss, you shouldn't ignore its solid performance.  |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Christopher Barker |
The Malleable Metal With Mass Appeal For investors seeking exposure to the malleable metal, consider a trip south of the border to Southern Copper.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Market Watch For June 2008: Material Demand Steel, aluminum and titanium dioxide register higher prices, while copper dips in June.  |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Construction Costs Soaring Hurricanes have felled lumber costs -- but just temporarily. However, all other construction materials rose in the third quarter. Wise investors need to keep an eye on the volatility of pricing here, as it directly impacts bottom-line profits.  |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Christopher Barker |
Avoid Getting Crushed Like a Can Kaiser Aluminum does an abrupt about-face from a $24.8 million gain a year earlier to a $22.1 million loss for the third quarter of 2008.  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Metal Management Scraps for Profit Investors who want some commodity exposure in their portfolio would do well to take a look at this scrap metal company and its shareholder-oriented management team.  |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Brushing Up on Brush Engineered Materials A revival in late-cycle markets could lead to further gains. This is an interesting specialty metal company that could still have some room to run. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Denting Steel Dynamics While a host of steel companies have posted phenomenal (and in many cases record-setting) earnings, rumblings are starting to mount that the bloom is off the steel rose. Has the cycle peaked for this minimill?  |
Popular Mechanics October 6, 2008 Tony Farrell |
Victims Speak Out as Metal Theft Crackdown Sweeps Nation The thefts started with copper, which is bringing about $2.25 a pound at junkyards, but have expanded to include iron, bronze and, as Bowie found out, aluminum.  |
Popular Mechanics April 2006 Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Solving homeowner dilemmas, from adding a second doorbell chime to finding out what those turquoise color deposits are in you water heater.  |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Market Watch for September 2008: Material Demand More commodity prices come down, out-number those going up.  |
The Motley Fool March 1, 2011 Sean Williams |
Profit From the Strength in Base Metals With These Stocks Investors' appetite for base metals has returned with a vengeance on renewed hope that Chinese demand could drive prices even higher. Copper is trading near all-time highs, while zinc and iron are at multiyear highs.  |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2010 Esterhuizen & Sellitti |
3 Executive Insiders Buying Into the Steel Industry What are they buying?  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Commercial Metals Gets Hammered Missing estimates meant a big market markdown for this diversified metal company.  |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
A True Scrapper Metals recycler Schnitzer Steel reports a good quarter, but the future is beginning to look more challenging. Investors, keep an eye on this one.  |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Alcoa Buries Last Year's Loss Following last year's use of red ink, Alcoa posts strength across the board.  |