Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Caterpillar Inc.
's (CAT) first-quarter earnings rose 29%, as resurgent sales of construction machinery in the U.S. and ongoing global demand for mining equipment offset weakening sales in Europe, China and Brazil.The world's sales leader in bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery topped analysts' profit expectations for the quarter, but revenue was less than anticipated. The company increased its profit forecast for the year, but left its revenue projection unchanged from its fourth-quarter results in January."We're seeing strong global demand for most mining products and significant growth in replacement demand for products in the United States," said Caterpillar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug Oberhelman in a written statement Wednesday.Oberhelman said the Peoria, Ill., company remains on course for record sales and profit in 2012, despite recessionary economies in Europe and slowing demand for construction equipment in China and Brazil, where tighter moneta...By John D. StollCaterpillar Inc muscled through murky economic conditions with a surprising 44 percent jump in quarterly profit, and forecast strong demand through n...
By John D. StollCaterpillar Inc far exceeded analyst expectations on Monday, reporting a 44 percent quarterly earnings increase due to record revenue, and the compan...
RDM Financial Group CEO Ron Weiner on how investors can include emerging markets as part of their strategy.
Caterpillar CEO Douglas Oberhelman on the Chinese economy’s impact on the company’s earnings.
Caterpillar CEO Douglas Oberhelman on the company’s hiring as its sales grow.
--Savings Of $500 million a year beginning in 2015 to offset $400 million in one-time integration costs-- Caterpillar lost $150 million on interest rate swaps--Bucyr...
-- Caterpillar says demand for its products remains strong throughout the world--Company says China's economy is softening, but CEO says slowdown isn't a problem.--R...
World-wide retail sales of Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) construction machinery rose 45% in the three months to the end of June, but all of the company's geographic marke...
By Nick ZieminskiNEW YORK (Reuters) - Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc disappointed Wall Street with a second-quarter earnings miss on Friday, hurt by higher co...
Rehmann Financial’s Joe Heider on why the need for infrastructure upgrades will drive growth for industrials such as Caterpillar.
FBN's Charles Payne on stocks you should consider investing in.
Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) fourth-quarter revenue and earnings soared from a year earlier, reflecting an improving global economy and increased spending on capital equ...
Economic bellwether Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) generated a stronger-than-expected 29% leap in first-quarter profits as the world's largest maker of construction equipmen...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESCaterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) first-quarter profit rose 29% as acquisitions helped boost the heavy-machinery maker's revenue.However, revenue growth fe...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESCaterpillar Inc. (CAT) said it agreed to sell a distribution and support business in Peru to Ferreyros SAA (FERREYC1.VL) for about $75 million, al...
Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) fourth-quarter earnings rose 60% as the company predicted that demand for its construction and mining equipment will continue to accelerate ...
Shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) ticked higher Thursday morning after the world’s largest heavy-machinery manufacturer revealed a surprising fourth-quarter profit an...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESCaterpillar Inc. (CAT) fourth-quarter earnings surged 60% as the heavy-machinery maker pointed to higher sales volume and an increase in new equip...
Caterpillar Inc. may acquire Hong Kong-based ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. in a deal valued at about $887 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing an a...
