Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) announced that Aquilino Paolucci, Vice President of Business Development and Regional Affairs for Latin America, has been named President of Alcoa Latin America and the Caribbean , effective as of March 1. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was -0.33% in last session and finished the day at $12.06. Traded volume was 39,723,940 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 26.70 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.87. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) insider ownership is 0.20%.

Vale SA (VALE) is a Brazilian based company engaged in the production of iron ore. The company sold its stake in lower returning assets last year in order to increase investment in iron ore production. It sold a 26.5% stake in Logistics Company and an approximately 44% stake in Fosbrasil SA. Furthermore, the company signed a deal with a Franco-Belgian utility for the sale of 20% interest in two natural gas blocks. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) dropped -0.07 percent to $13.74 yesterday on volume of 20.80 million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $13.72 to $13.93. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) has a market capitalization of $70.81 million.

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) announces that its pre-salt fields operated by the Company, on February 27th, produced 412,000 barrels of oil, a new daily production record. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)’s stock on Mar 6, 2014 reported a increase of 1.45% to the closing price of $11.18. Its fifty two weeks range is $10.63 -$19.65. The total market capitalization recorded $72.92 billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 15,928,227 million shares. In its share capital, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) has 6.52 million outstanding shares.

Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K,NYSE:KGC) announced yesterday that an inability to reach a new collective agreement at its Chile-based Maricunga mine has prompted workers there to go on strike. On Thursday, shares of Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) dropped -1.38% to close the day at $4.99. Company return on investment (ROI) is -36.20% and its monthly performance is recorded as 8.24%. Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) quarterly revenue growth is 10.64%.