Alcoa (AA) - Reports after the close, Wednesday, Jan. 19 Wall Street expects Alcoa to earn $1.89 per share on revenue of $3.33 billion. Evidenced by week’s market performance, de-risking mode is now the go-to strategy, especially at a time when inflationary pressures are likely to impede near-term growth of various companies. Downbeat online sales were blamed for the weak number, along with a decline in spending restaurants and other leisure activities, which doesn’t inspire confidence for the degree of growth the market expected for during the holiday shopping season.