Friday, February 13, 2015

ArcelorMittal surprises on debt despite bearish outlook

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest producer of steel, warned on Friday of lower profits this year but surprised the market by managing to cut its debt to the lowest level since the company was created in 2006.
The company, which produces about 6 percent of the world's steel, said it expected core profits to drop to between $6.5 and $7 billion in 2015, from $7.2 billion in 2014, as iron ore prices sapped earnings in its mining business and steel market growth cooled from last year. To read more, visit https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/arcelormittal-sees-iron-ore-hit-065351709.html

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