Here's How Alcoa Inc. Crushed It in 2017

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) investors weathered a good bit of upheaval in recent years as the company battled a slump in commodity markets, rolled up a number of new businesses, and eventually split itself in two. The end result was a business tailor-made for the 2017 global economy, and shares that as of early December were up 51% year-to-date, more than doubling the S&P 500's 18% gain.

Here's why Alcoa is doing so well, and what investors should expect heading into 2018.

Aluminum production. Image source: Getty Images.

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