Pohang stirs enthusiasm in analysts with cheap stock

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Pohanf Iron and Steel Company of South Korea is attractive to investors who are looking beyong New Economy Internet stocks. The firm has a low stock price, solid management and growth. The steel company's financial position is discussed along with general economic trends in South Korea.

South Korea, Iron and Steel Mills, Financial analysis, Blast furnaces and steel mills, Blast Furnaces & Steel Mills, Securities, Pohang Iron and Steel Company Ltd.

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Privatization Wave Threatens Stock Markets: Governments' Enthusiasm Is Unlikely to Be Matched by Investors'

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The governments of China (including Hong Kong), Singapore, and Taiwan are selling off holdings in state-owned companies, including China Petrochemical, CNOOC, Baoshan Iron and Steel, Bank of China, China Mobile, and many more companies, either through IPOs or or secondary offerings of stock.

Taiwan, China, Commercial Banks, Commercial Banking, Asset sales & divestitures, Radio & TV communications equipment, Singapore, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, National Government, Public Administration, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Hong Kong, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Securities issued, listed, Mobile Radio Systems, Petrochemical Manufacturing, Cyclic crudes and intermediates, Petrochemicals, Banking industry, Finance, Wireless communications, Petroleum industry, Natural gas, Petroleum, Gas industry, Mobile communication systems, Bank of China, China Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Baoshan Iron and Steel Corp., Petroleum chemicals, China Petrochemical Corp., China National Offshore Oil Corp.

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Profit eludes steelmakers

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Asian steel companies are losing profits as a result of low prices, high production, and low demand. Analysts suggest cutting the steel supply and industry consolidation in order to increase profits.

Market information - general, Asia, Supply and demand

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