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Monday December 22, 2008 — Caterpillar Inc.
PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Citing the continued deterioration of conditions in many of the markets its customers serve and on-going uncertainty in credit and financial markets, Caterpillar Inc. today announced cost cutting steps including significant compensation reductions ...
Friday December 19, 2008 — Caterpillar Inc.
PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caterpillar Inc. today notified 814 production employees at its Mossville, Illinois engine assembly facility that the company would indefinitely lay off those employees. In recent months, production volumes at the Mossville engine facility have de...
Wednesday December 10, 2008 — Caterpillar Inc.
PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. today declared a quarterly cash dividend of forty-two ($0.42) cents per share of common stock, payable February 20, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business January 20, 2009."I am pleased C...
Tuesday November 18, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) reported third quarter EPS of $1.39, below our expectations of $1.59, due to higher material costs, weaker machine sales volume in North America and Europe, and an unfavorable currency movement.
The company maintained its full-year 2008 outlook. The company expect...
Wednesday November 12, 2008 — Caterpillar Inc.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced former Caterpillar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Donald V. Fites, has been inducted into the prestigious AEM Hall of Fame. The honor is designed to celebrate and preserve the h...
Monday November 10, 2008 — StockWeb
Unlike other stocks, falling since the beginning of the year, Caterpillar (CAT) kept its growing trend line till June 2008. As a company gets 60% revenue outside of North America stocks had been profiting from declining US dollar. But the currency turnover and worries about global economies sent C...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday November 6, 2008 — Seven Summits Investment Research
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available athttp://www.iotogo.com/s/110608A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)Today's PriceWa...
Thursday October 30, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Updated to reflect Wednesday's closing prices. Watch the associated video.The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points. In a unanimous decision, the target for the federal funds rate was lowered to 1%. The discount rate was also cut by 50 basis points to 1.25%. The Dow Jones ...
Thursday October 30, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points. In a unanimous decision, the target for the federal funds rate was lowered to 1%. The discount rate was also cut by 50 basis points to 1.25%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI), after being up as much as 150 points earlier in...
Wednesday October 29, 2008 — Caterpillar Inc.
PEORIA, Ill., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interbrand, the world's largest brand consultancy, has once again placed the Caterpillar Inc. brand on its Best Global Brands list. Coming in at number 68 this year, it's the sixth consecutive year Caterpillar has ranked within the top 100 brands. ...
Tuesday October 28, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Amidst all the volatility in the stock market, there have been equally wild moves in the currency markets. The dollar has been in general decline since 2002, but that has reversed dramatically in the last month. As measured by the broad trade-weighted index, it fell from over 130 in early...
Thursday October 23, 2008 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) reported third quarter EPS of $1.39, below our expectations of $1.59, due to higher material costs, weaker machine sales volume in North America and Europe, and an unfavorable currency movement. Caterpillar maintained its full-year 2008 outlook.
The company expect...
Tuesday October 21, 2008 — PR Newswire
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 21 /CNW/ -- Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) today reported third-quarter revenues of $774 million, an increase of $16 million, or 2 percent, compared with the third quarter of 2007. Third-quarter profit after tax was $118 million, a $15 million, o...
Tuesday October 21, 2008 — Caterpillar Inc.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery
and Engines $12,148 $10...
Tuesday October 21, 2008 — Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) today reported third-quarter revenues of $774 million, an increase of $16 million, or 2 percent, compared with the third quarter of 2007. Third-quarter profit after tax was $118 million...