Read more Caterpillar stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6298/caterpillar.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:48:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72048/dow-climbs-96-to-new-2009-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks rallied today on expectations for this week’s earnings reports, with the Dow rising 96.28 points to hit a new 2009 high of 10,092.19. Caterpillar, which reports tomorrow, gained 6.5% after saying it would raise prices. American Express, which reports Thursday, gained 2.6%. Traders were...http://www.newser.com/story/72048/dow-climbs-96-to-new-2009-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64955/tech-falls-but-dow-up-68.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks closed with modest gains today as the tech and financial sectors, drivers of the recent rally, lost some steam, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nonetheless, the Dow was boosted by a 7.7% rise by Caterpillar, which reported a smaller-than-expected profit decline and raised its full-year earnings forecast. Apple...http://www.newser.com/story/64955/tech-falls-but-dow-up-68.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 15:11:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61947/manufacturing-stats-send-dow-down-187.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today as a sharp monthly decline in the New York Fed’s manufacturing index hammered the materials, industrial, and energy sectors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Alcoa fell 6.3%, with Caterpillar, John Deere, and GE also down. In housing, the National Association of Home Builders’ index of demand...http://www.newser.com/story/61947/manufacturing-stats-send-dow-down-187.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 15:18:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61500/stocks-oil-jump-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks jumped at the open today, with the Dow up 61 points, the Nasdaq adding 0.5%, and the S&P gaining 0.7%, powered by strong moves in its energy and basic materials sectors. That was due in part to the surge in fuel prices, with oil clearing $71 a...http://www.newser.com/story/61500/stocks-oil-jump-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 8:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56766/earnings-send-stocks-south.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks slid at the open this morning, after a rash of less-than-inspiring earnings reports from major companies. The Dow was down 30 points, as components Coca-Cola, Caterpillar, Dupont, and Merck all posted lousy first quarters. Caterpillar swung to a loss and slashed guidance, sending shares down 5%, while Dupont fell...http://www.newser.com/story/56766/earnings-send-stocks-south.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 8:40:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55466/worries-prevail-dow-falls-42.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today, ending a 4-day winning streak for the Dow as worries about grim first-quarter earnings reports spooked investors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Alcoa, which will give its report tomorrow, fell 4.3%, as did Caterpillar, off 3.5%. The Dow fell 41.74 to close at 7,...http://www.newser.com/story/55466/worries-prevail-dow-falls-42.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 15:27:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52218/dow-drops-300-to-lowest-close-since-97.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestors sold stock in droves today amid continued financial-sector woes and a poor report on manufacturing, the Wall Street Journal reports. Financials sank, and the manufacturing woes sent General Electric, Boeing, Caterpillar and 3M into downward spirals. The Dow fell 299.64 to close at 6,763.29. The Nasdaq...http://www.newser.com/story/52218/dow-drops-300-to-lowest-close-since-97.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 15:18:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50682/caterpillar-boss-contradicts-obama-on-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCaterpillar's CEO said the stimulus package would let the company start rehiring laid-off workers, according to President Obama—but he was swiftly contradicted by the boss himself, ABC News reports. CEO James Owens said that even with the stimulus package, the massive scale of the downturn would require the firm...http://www.newser.com/story/50682/caterpillar-boss-contradicts-obama-on-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 1:53:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49300/big-biz-slams-buy-american-stimulus-clause.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican exporters are fighting to ditch "Buy American" provisions from the economic stimulus package, the Washington Post reports. The House version bars most foreign iron and steel from stimulus projects, while a Senate version calls for only American-made equipment and goods to be used in nearly all projects to be...http://www.newser.com/story/49300/big-biz-slams-buy-american-stimulus-clause.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 8:00:00 CST