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Steel Companies’ Sob Story: Record Earnings, Sagging Stocks

Steel Companies’ Sob Story: Record Earnings, Sagging Stocks

The Section 232 tariffs lifted US steel prices to multi-year highs, and benchmark HRC (hot rolled coil) prices rose to their highest level since 2008. Plus, since there wasn’t a similar surge in steelmaking raw material prices, US steel companies’ margins expanded.