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ALCOA CORP. $34 is a buy. The company (New York symbol AA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 178.3 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.alcoa.com) is a leading producer of bauxite ore, with mines in Australia, Brazil, West Africa and Saudi Arabia. It also operates refineries that convert bauxite into bulk aluminum and alumina (used to make aluminum metal products). In 2022, Australia banned exports of alumina to Russia due to that country’s invasion of Ukraine. In response, Alcoa has now agreed to ship most of the alumina from its operations in Australia to Emirates Global Aluminium’s refinery in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. The company did not provide financial details, but this new deal runs from 2024 to 2032. In 2023, Alcoa’s earnings will likely drop over 70% to $1.25 a share, but they could recover to $4.82 a share in 2024. The stock trades at just 7.1 times that 2024 estimate. The $0.40 dividend…