China's Auto Industry: Roaring Ahead From Business Week Since the mainland overtook Japan as the world's second largest car market, local automakers are increasingly competitive and cutthroat The word Longbridge was once synonymous with all that was great...

Continued cutbacks in new-housing construction starts have reduced need for copper and brass mill products this year. The housing industry is by far the largest end user of copper, around 40%. And that’s why midyear shipments by copper and brass service...

Citigroup’s Glen Yeung now expects the average sales prices for semiconductors in the third quarter to increase by 5%-10%, rather than a previously expected 5%-10% decline. “Suggestions of recent rush orders to motherboard makers gives us confidence that...

The U.S. sheet steel market remains challenged due to lackluster demand from such key end markets as automotive and appliances, which are prolonging the long overdue drawdown on sheet inventories. There’s no argument from buyers, since 62% of those surveyed...