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Trump win sends steel stocks higher
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | December 1, 2016 12:00 AM | Len Boselovic

Posted on 12/01/2016 6:52:06 AM PST by GonzoII

Steel stocks have surged since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential contest on promises to put America first and make massive investments in the nation’s infrastructure. And no steel producer has benefited more than U.S. Steel. Its shares have jumped 54 percent since Nov. 8, closing Wednesday at $32.34, up $1.18.

However, analysts say there are plenty of steel producers who stand to benefit more than U.S. Steel if the Trump administration pushes through a massive infrastructure program...

(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: steel; trump; trumpwinsagain; ussteel; winning
Bump.
1 posted on 12/01/2016 6:52:06 AM PST by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

So much winning...


2 posted on 12/01/2016 6:53:10 AM PST by MNJohnnie (This revolt is not ending, it is merely beginning.- Pat Caddell)
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To: GonzoII

Never saw I’d see that. My uncle had a machine shop and was buying from china way back then..’60s. Guess they were dumping back then, too.


3 posted on 12/01/2016 6:54:41 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: GonzoII

I was talkin’ to a guy in church Sunday who works in the coal industry and he said the very next day CONSOLE stock went up two points.


4 posted on 12/01/2016 6:57:24 AM PST by knarf
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To: Sacajaweau

I used to work in a gun barrel machine shop in the early 90’s and we were told we couldn’t get gun barrel grade steel in the US ... it had to came from China.


5 posted on 12/01/2016 6:59:06 AM PST by knarf
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To: GonzoII

Wall = rebar


6 posted on 12/01/2016 7:08:08 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: GonzoII

Must go buy some US steel stock then.


7 posted on 12/01/2016 7:49:43 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey (MAGA)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

Be careful. There has been a lot of buying of Jan 27 X Puts.

Wait till after the fed decision on rates Dec ~15. If they raise things could get dicey for awhile.

Better to buy steel in the mid 20s than the current 32.60.

Medium to long term should be good though.


8 posted on 12/01/2016 9:08:21 AM PST by Vic S ( David Rockefeller killed Larry McDonald (KAL 007))
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