Natural Resources >> Sector Roundtables >> March 16, 1998

Roundtable Forum: Steel Industry Outlook

TOM ABRAMS is an Analyst/Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston and was previously associated with Lord Abbett & Co., Kidder, Peabody & Co., Oppenheimer & Co., and CSFB. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he earned an A.B. degree from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. He is a member of the Steel Analyst Group. Mr. Abrams is married and has one child. Profile
KENNETH W.P. HOFFMAN is a Senior Metals Analyst and Senior Steel Analyst at Prudential Securities Inc. Mr. Hoffman currently specializes in both domestic and international steel companies including the steel processors. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he earned his M.B.A. from Duke University and Bachelors degrees in finance and economics from Syracuse University. Mr. Hoffman is married and enjoys reading about world and industrial history, playing golf and gardening in his free time. Profile
TWST: Tom, a year ago you told our readers that you felt the steel group

reflected a lot of what was going on in the entire stock market and in

the industry. How do you feel about what's been