Aluminum maker Alcoa, which kicked off the second - quarter earnings season on Monday, reported
very weak revenue because of the faltering global economy.
Revenue in the early part of the period was boosted by pent - up demand following a «
very weak October,» while the company may have decided to concentrate all end - of - season clearance in January, leading to a smaller proportion of sales being at full price than a year earlier, they wrote in a note.