| The business of producing or trading in commodities have always been volatile. The fact that no player in the market has the ability to control the pricing of the underlying commodity they’re involved with makes it extremely challenging for any commodity-related business.
Steel manufacturer BlueScope Steel Ltd is a great example of how difficult it can be to be a commodity producer. Even though BlueScope Steel is the largest company of its kind in Australia, the Wall Street Journal had reported earlier today on the firm’s warning of weaker profit margins in the coming months...............................................Full Article: Source
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