caterpillar inc.

Caterpillar tries to dig out as global challenges pile up

By Penny Yi Wang for Medill News Service Manufacturing giant Caterpillar Inc. is trying to dig out as headwinds from slowing global markets and falling oil prices pile up. The company is forecasting flat sales for the coming year. Shares of the Peoria-based company have been under pressure since mid-July when key overseas markets reported  slower […]

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CAT earnings bulldoze past forecasts

By Penny Yi Wang for Medill News Service Shares of Caterpillar Inc. jumped after the manufacturing giant, helped by a surge in North American sales that more than offset a slowdown in international market, reported third-quarter earnings that dramatically surpassed Wall Street expectations. Net income for the Peoria-based heavy equipment maker inched up less than one […]

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