How strong is U.S. Steel? Hard to tell

Nancy Marshall-Genzer Nov 1, 2016
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A welder at U.S. Steel's Federal shipyard circa 1944.  Keystone/Getty Images

How strong is U.S. Steel? Hard to tell

Nancy Marshall-Genzer Nov 1, 2016
A welder at U.S. Steel's Federal shipyard circa 1944.  Keystone/Getty Images
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U.S. Steel will announce third-quarter earnings today. The stock climbed earlier this year after the U.S. won a steel trade dispute with China.  But U.S. Steel still faces lots of challenges – from other countries, from a global market glut, and from new U.S. producers coming online. That means predictions for U.S. Steel’s stock price are all over the map. 

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