克里夫蘭-克里夫斯公司第一季業績超乎預期，虧損收窄；執行長暗示有望獲利

-- 克里夫蘭-克里夫斯公司 (CLF) 第一季度虧損收窄幅度超出預期，營收也超出市場預期。執行長洛倫佐·貢薩爾維斯表示，這家鋼鐵生產商預計第二季將恢復獲利。該公司週一表示，截至3月份的第一季，經調整後的每股虧損收窄至0.40美元，低於去年同期的0.93美元，也高於FactSet預測的每股虧損0.43美元。營收從46.3億美元增加至49.2億美元，高於華爾街預期的48.1億美元。貢薩爾維斯在聲明中表示，第一季業績「反映了能源價格和價格實現滯後等短期不利因素的影響」。 “隨著時間的推移，預計每個季度業績都會逐季改善，因為我們訂單和定價方面已經顯現的勢頭將繼續轉化為收益和現金流。” 貢薩爾維斯補充道，該公司預計第二季將“產生健康的正自由現金流”，標誌著公司恢復盈利。第一季鋼鐵產品銷售量從去年同期的414萬淨噸降至411萬淨噸。煉鋼收入從44.7億美元增加至47.6億美元。貢薩爾維斯表示，中東衝突增強了克利夫蘭-克里夫斯公司的“競爭地位”，但並未加快與韓國鋼鐵製造商浦項製鐵（POSCO）潛在交易的進程。去年10月，克里夫蘭-克里夫斯公司宣布與浦項製鐵簽署諒解備忘錄，探討以美國鋼鐵生產為重點的合作。貢薩爾維斯表示：“我們將繼續在諒解備忘錄框架內本著誠意進行談判，以達成一項能夠增值股東利益、充分體現公司資產價值、市場地位以及美國鋼鐵需求強勁的交易。” 克里夫蘭-克里夫斯公司預計，2026年其鋼鐵出貨量仍將維持在1,650萬至1,700萬淨噸左右。該公司股價週一下跌4.7%，今年以來累計下跌29%。

Price: $9.48, Change: $-0.47, Percent Change: -4.68%

Update: Gold Falls As Dollar and Yields Rise as Iran Again Closes the Strait of Hormuz

(Updates prices.)Gold traded lower early on Monday as the dollar rose while hopes for an end to the war on Iran faded after Iran on Friday opened and then closed the Strait of Hormuz, pushing up oil prices and the dollar on worries over higher inflation and interest rates.Gold for May delivery was last seen down US$51.80 to US$4,827.80 per ounce.Gold rose on Friday after Iran briefly reopened the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for 20% of daily global oil demand supplied by Persian Gulf nations. However, later it again refused to permit transit through the waterway as the United States declined to end its blockade of Iran's ports.The United States is sending negotiators to Pakistan for peace talks. While Iran has not confirmed it will attend h after the U.S. Navy disabled and seized a Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf over the weekend. However the Wall Street Journal reported it informed Pakistan it will send a team of to the talks. A ceasefire between the two countries ends tomorrow, with U.S. President Trump again threatening to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure unless a deal is reached.The closure of the Strait has produced the largest-ever energy supply shock, pushing up physical oil prices along with gasoline and diesel costs and causing widespread shortages of aviation fuel, raising inflation and concerns central banks will need to hike interest rates in response."The latest weakness has been driven by renewed dollar strength and fresh concerns about energy-led inflation. Gold and silver, like many other commodities, remain highly sensitive to developments in the Middle East given the knock-on impact on the dollar, bond yields, and US rate expectations," Saxo Bank wrote in a note to clients.The dollar weakened, with the ICE dollar index last seen down 0.2 points to 98.07. Treasury yields were higher, with the U.S. two-year note last seen paying 3.725%, up 1.3 basis points, while the yield on the 10-year note was up 0.4 points to 4.255%.

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Sector Update: Energy Stocks Higher Monday Afternoon

Energy stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) adding 0.7%.The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was decreasing 0.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was steady.In sector news, oil prices rose Monday following an apparent flare-up between the US and Iran ahead of the expiration of their ceasefire agreement this week. Oil prices had plunged on Friday as Iran declared that the Strait of Hormuz was open, a key US demand. Tehran, however, took back control of the waterway on Saturday. Both sides have accused each other of violating a two-week ceasefire that is due to expire Tuesday.Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil jumped 6.8% to $89.56 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract popped 5.9% to $95.72 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures increased 0.9% to $2.70 per 1 million BTU.In corporate news, USA Rare Earth (USAR) on Monday agreed to acquire Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a cash-and-stock deal with an equity value of about $2.8 billion, as the critical minerals producer aims to boost its rare earth operations. USA Rare Earth shares jumped past 8%.Eni (E) and Repsol have reached a deal with the Venezuelan government to begin exporting natural gas from the country's Perla field in the Gulf of Venezuela, shipping the fuel in the form of liquefied natural gas from a floating terminal, Bloomberg reported. Separately, Eni said it has made a gas discovery in the Kutei Basin off the coast of Indonesia. Eni shares rose 1%.Sable Offshore (SOC) shares added 0.4% after it said capital expenditure across its assets is expected to be around $180 million from April through December this year.

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克里夫蘭-克里夫斯公司第一季業績超乎預期，虧損收窄；執行長暗示有望獲利

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