Episode 301: Alcoa buys back stock; aluminum to remain in deficit; smelters struggle

In this week’s episode, we take a closer look at Alcoa’s Q2 earnings call, featuring Alcoa president and CEO Roy Harvey and CFO William F. (Bill) Oplinger, who discuss rising energy costs, the benefits of a strong U.S. dollar, challenges to smelter profitability and ongoing environmental initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/