Alcoa (AA) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.56 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.99. This compares to loss of $0.70 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 43.43%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bauxite, alumina and aluminum products company would post a loss of $1.13 per share when it actually produced a loss of $1.14, delivering a surprise of -0.88%.Over the last four quarter ...