Aluminum maker Alcoa and credit card issuer American Express square off in a battle of dividend fundamentals.

May 16 (Reuters) - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc said on Thursday it was permanently closing two potlines at its Baie-Comeau smelter in Quebec, with total capacity of 105,000 tonnes, and delaying the construction of a new potline at the facility.

Dow ends lower as Alcoa falls; S&P, Nasdaq eke out gain

Alcoa, Inc. (AA)2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Conference CallMay, 03, 2013, 09:30 am ETExecutivesAudrey Strauss - EVP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & SecretaryKlaus Kleinfeld - Chairman & CEOAnalystsPresentationAudrey StraussGood morning la

May 2 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc plans to invest $275 million over three years to boost the capacity of a Tennessee plant to produce aluminum sheet for the automotive industry, the company said on...

May 2 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc plans to invest $275million over three years to boost the capacity of a Tennesseeplant to produce aluminum sheet for the automotive industry, thecompany said on Thursday.

May 2 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc said on Thursday it wouldinvest $275 million over three years to expand a Tennesseefacility, boosting its capacity to produce aluminum sheet forthe automotive industry.

May 2 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc said on Thursday it would invest $275 million over three years to expand a Tennessee facility, boosting its capacity to produce aluminum sheet for the automotive industry.

May 2 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc said on Thursday it would invest $275 million over three years to expand a Tennessee facility, boosting its capacity to produce aluminum sheet for the automotive industry.

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) today announced a second major North American expansion tomeet the growing demand for light, durable and recyclable aluminum sheet forautomotive production.Alcoa will invest $275 million over the next three years to expand and conver

Alcoa said it will consider cutting about 11% of its current smelting capacity as the U.S. aluminum giant tries to weather low prices for the industrial metal.

May 1 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc said on Wednesday itcould shut down as much as another 11 percent of its aluminumsmelting capacity, targeting higher-cost facilities amid weakprices.

May 1 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc said on Wednesday it could shut down as much as another 11 percent of its aluminum smelting capacity, targeting higher-cost facilities amid weak prices.

Alcoa Inc. (AA) said it will review 460,000 metric tons of smelting capacity over the next 15 months for possible cuts, as the world's largest aluminum maker by revenue looks to respond to slumping aluminum prices.

Aluminum producer Alcoa already has 13% of its smelting capacity idle and now says that figure could nearly double.

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced today that it will review 460,000 metric tons of smelting capacity over the next 15 months for possible curtailment to maintain the Company's competitiveness, as aluminum prices have fallen more than 33 percent since their

By Soha Group:Last week, Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on Alcoa's (AA) credit rating from stable to negative. However, Alcoa's stock price continued to bounce back from $8 per share and is trading where it was before announcing Q1 earnings. T

Alcoa's stock has been a chronic underperformer. Does that mean its time to toss it from the Dow?

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By John Mylant: Why Isn't Alcoa Doing BetterIt is amazing how Alcoa (AA) gets all the attention it does because it is the first company to give earnings reports every quarter. Being a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a big help I, but th

Earnings season dawned this week with Monday’s first-quarter report from Alcoa, but the big news wasn’t from a corporate report or stretch of lukewarm economic readings dating back to last Friday’s lackluster March payrolls report.

Blue chips up 2% in the last five days; 11 companies set to report earnings next week.

Gold tumbles into bear-market territory; Netflix and the new disclosure; former Greek PM says the U.S. is too like Greece; Mike Mayo lays into Wells Fargo; Alcoa's bat signal.

Traders and market observers have been passing around an amusing weekly chart of Alcoa Inc. shares in which the stock movement seems to trace out what looks like an image of Batman's head.

What Alcoa's results mean to the market.

China and Alcoa have made the industrials screaming buys.

Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook on aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.'s (AA) investment-grade rating, saying oversupply in the aluminum market may pressure its earnings.

Thinking about making an investment in Alcoa stock? If so, then you might want to consider that it's the most shorted stock on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

After a 3-month hiatus, earnings season is back in full swing on Monday, April 8 beginning with Alcoa after the market close. The news flow for the remainder of the week is relatively slow, but activity picks up on Friday with earnings from several m

The markets turned higher today as Alcoa kicked off the first-quarter earnings season, with better than expected profit.

The U.S. stock market staged a moderate rally on Tuesday as Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicked off earnings season with its fiscal Q1 report after the closing bell on Monday.

Stocks staged a nice rally today. First the scoreboard: Dow: 14,673, +59.5 pts, +0.4 percentS&P 500: 1,568, +5.5 pts, +0.3 percentNASDAQ: 3,237, +15.6 pts, +0.4 percent And now the top stories: Aluminum giant Alcoa kicked off earnings seaon yest

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc gets a lot of attention at the start of every quarterly earnings season.

Plus, Intel and Microsoft are up today.

European stock markets rose for a second day on Tuesday, boosted by upbeat earnings from U.S. bellwether Alcoa Inc. and data showing a slowdown in Chinese inflation.

NEW YORK (Real Money) -- Why isn't the stock doing as well as the company? That's pretty much how you feel after watching and listening to Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld talk about the company's progress on last night's conference call about its first-qua

Energy stocks gain Tuesday, one of a few bright points among U.S. equities after Alcoa kicks off first-quarter earnings season reporting earnings that top Wall Street expectations and revenue that disappoints.

U.S. stock indexes on Tuesday fluctuated between small gains and losses after Alcoa Inc. reported first-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street estimates and revenue that missed.

European stock markets battled to stay in positive territory in afternoon trade on Tuesday, as investors eyed market action in the U.S. where stocks wavered around the flat line.

Earnings season begins with mixed fortunes for Alcoa, while JC Penney reappoints former CEO

Sector rises as Alcoa’s upbeat quarterly earnings report gives a modest lift to the equities market.

U.S. stocks shed Tuesday’s starting gains after Alcoa Inc. reported first-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street estimates and revenue that missed.

ByLogan Corbin:Alcoa (AA) released earnings after yesterday's close and beat EPS expectations of $0.08 with a reported result of $0.11. While the metals giant beat on earnings expectations, it fell short of revenue expectations and yet the stock is s