Alcoa News

U.S. stock-index futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poora s 500 Index will extend its two- week rally, before a report forecast to show retail sales rebounded in October.

Alcoa Howmet is laying off 250 workers, or nearly a quarter of its work force, at its Hampton manufacturing plant.

Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily idle production at its two smelters in Italy , affecting about 2,000 workers, after a decision by the European Union left the company's ability to secure electricity for the plants at low rates uncertain.

Alcoa Howmet is laying off nearly a quarter of its workers at its Hampton manufacturing plant to adjust for an unforeseen sharp drop in orders for industrial gas turbines, the company confirmed Wednesday.

Stocks managed to finish with their third straight session of gains Tuesday, as the dollar returned near 15-month lows, helping fuel gains in commodities and offsetting a batch of weak economic reports and a glum outlook from Home Depot.

U.S. stocks extended a global advance, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to a 13-month high, and commodities rallied as China's industrial production and Japan's machinery orders increased.

Stocks hit fresh 13-month highs and the dollar slipped on Monday as investors focused on Ben Bernanke's commitment to low interest rates, not his stated support of the greenback.

Is an extra nickel for a can of soda too high a price to encourage recycling? What about paying by the pound to throw garbage away? A panel of state lawmakers is discussing those proposals and several others in an effort to cut waste and litter in Tennessee.

Sunday's Numbers, a weekly feature from The Plain Dealer AP file Reynolds aluminum foil is one of Alcoa's products.

Three years ago, 140-year-old Consol Energy Inc. determined it needed to craft an identity.

CEOs, such Alcoa Inc.'s Klaus Kleinfeld, are discovering that successful companies can be attentive to social and environmental issues - and still make money.

U.S. stocks jumped to a new 2009 high Monday, extending a strong run fueled by investors' increasing certainty in the flow of easy money to support global recovery.

Look for Alcoa Inc. to benefit from the the U.S./global economic recoveries, which is I'm Reiterating my Buy rating for the company, first recommended on August 17, 2009 at a price of $12.41. Alcoa's revenue in FY2010 should increase 13-15%, assuming likely stabilization in the U.S. housing and auto sectors.

Private air charter service NetJets Inc. says it will lay off up to 495 pilots nationwide because of a decrease in demand.

Holiday Mail for Heroes project launches The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are partnering for the third year to present the Holiday Mail for Heroes program.

Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it is set to invest $110 million to repair one of the nation's biggest pieces of industrial machinery to help boost output for Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet.

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A worker sprays lubricant into the 50,000-ton Mesta Machine press in this 2000 photo.

U.S. stocks added to a global rally, while the dollar fell and gold reached a record, on speculation the Federal Reserve will signal that its benchmark interest rate will remain at a record low for an extended period.

Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced significant updates to its Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Web conferencing solution, enabling organizations to provide rich communication and collaboration experiences for their employees, partners and customers.