Metals & mining (diversified) industry

The long-term outlook for aluminum company stocks is good, but the short-term outlook is plagued with problems such as high inventories and an overabundance of imported products from the Commonwealth of Independent States. Similarly, copper prices will remain about the same during 1994 while the economy recovers, but long-term prospects for the copper industry are strong. Investors should consider both metals as good long-term investments, but short-term investments are risky.