CLEVELAND (AP) — CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $152 million.

On a per-share basis, the Cleveland-based company said it had profit of 26 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 28 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 24 cents per share.

The mining company posted revenue of $5.61 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.58 billion.

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