Investopedia: Familiar Problems Stalk Alcoa

Another quarter has rolled by, but precious little has changed for giant aluminum company Alcoa (NYSE:AA). The company's growth and cost initiatives continue to deliver real (and positive) results in the downstream business, but there's little they can do to navigate around the difficult operating environment for its upstream businesses. And once again, the shares look pretty cheap on most metrics, but investors could be looking at dead money here. Investopedia Broker Guides: Enhance your trading with the tools from today's top online brokers.

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