Terry Lane is a writer for Investopedia with 25 years of experience in journalism and communications. He covers personal finance, Congress, government regulations, and economics. Justin ...

Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the housing market has had a major impact on index movement. The ENR 20-city average yearly price for steel rose 11.2% by the end ...

The Construction MMI (Monthly Metals Index) held true to its year-long sideways trend, only budging down 1.07%. While base metals prices in the construction market remain fairly stable, construction ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The US is facing a looming apartment crunch, and President Donald Trump's newly unveiled 25% steel and ...

Steel producers like Cleveland Cliffs and Steel Dynamics both said this week that they raised prices after President Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on imports. By Peter Eavis See more of our ...

It’s been a down year for one of the commodities that props up a lot of the construction and manufacturing that goes on in this economy: steel. Prices for the metal have fallen about 40% since the ...

Duties of 25 percent on steel and aluminum will flow through to car buyers, beer drinkers, home builders, oil drillers and other users of metal goods. By Lydia DePillis See more of our coverage in ...

U.S. steel prices have surged significantly this year, with benchmark hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices rallying more than 25%. This spike is largely attributed to the Trump administration's imposition of ...