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I'll also take some of their paperbag trousers.... http://images.urbanoutfitters.com/is/image/UrbanOutfitters/17093899_030_a?$cat$
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the bounce came at the open, but was too weak. However, look @ $ko & $cat, stocks w/ fgn exposure are moving up.
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http://bit.ly/chTV93 $CAT Wall St Higher on Greece Hopes as Commodities Lead
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Caterpillar: Morgan Stanley Upgrades, So Why’s the CEO Selling? - Stocks To Watch Today - Barrons.com $CAT $ROK http://bit.ly/cgsIwL
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Caterpillar, Rockwell Automation: Morgan Stanley Sees Cyclical Upside - Stocks To Watch Today - Barrons.com $CAT $ROK http://bit.ly/cgsIwL
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http://bit.ly/ba06Vu $CAT $UBS Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks rally at the open, led by Caterpillar
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Morgan Stanley aumenta su recomendación sobre Cartepillar $CAT a compar y eleva su precio objetivo a $70 desde $51 #mkt
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Morgan Stanley lifted its rating on Caterpillar $CAT to overweight from underweight, It also hiked it's price target to $70 from $51
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Caterpillar To OW Rating, $70 Price Target ($CAT)
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With strength in $CAT and $KO. Combined are 10% of the Dow. I'm not going to fade today.
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Morgan Stanley raises Caterpillar from under- to overweight. $CAT up 3.8% to 52.69 premarket. #finance
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$CAT sees interest on Morgan Stanley upgrade to Overweight today. Read more and track all today's upgrades here http://bit.ly/6oBhOI
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Put/Call Ratio on $CAT was 2.3 today. Stock is still expensive on all fronts with no clear catalyst higher. No stimulus in sight.Target $35
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China Won't Crash But It's Time to Trim Exposure, Value Investor Katsenelson Says http://bit.ly/ankzcG $FXI $PGJ $CAT $GSC #mkt #china
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@terranovajoe @guy_adami Why does $CAT have a PE of 36 and how do you trade it? I have a Put on it by some buyer seems very optimistic.
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@Alpha_Rook if you have a chance please: $CAT $LVS $PNC $AAPL
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@stevenplace $CAT $LVS $PNC $AAPL
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Amazing support for $CAT at 51. This is crazy. $CAT PE of 35 while $AAPL PE is 26. You have to short $CAT now. @terranovajoe @guy_adami
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@cook503 many thanks for that. I am bearish on valuations of stcks like $CAT and $AAPL. Keeping my puts on as risk is taken off. Long $EUO
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$CAT has great resistance at $52 handle but why buy at that valuation? I am a buyer at $35. It has no upward catalyst anywhere 2 be seen.
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Top 10 Shorted Stocks Thu 20100204: $LTD $MAS $PAYX $VVUS $TLM $NVLS $Q $ARMH $MGM $CAT #StockMarket #Stocks #Shorted #Top10
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$cat- Finally broke down from a "bear flag" pattern of last 6 sessions. Technical target of $47.50 or about 10% lower
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RISING VOLUME (% of yst vol):$DD $CSCO $BAC $JNJ $KFT $CAT $IBM
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Trade: BUY 3 $CAT PUTS: FEB10 50 0.75. http://bit.ly/azDyQu
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watching this $CAT for a short, gapping down a little, hope to get it short as close to 54 as possible
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Looking to short $CAT tomorrow
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$CAT Bearish setup http://fsc.bz/2vD #WORDEN
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http://chart.ly/27yt9a $CAT - Another line in sand for you CAT lovers as the stock reverses from 54 resistance.

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Caterpillar Inc. - CAT information

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its Machinery business engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of construction, mining, and forestry machinery, such as track and wheel tractors, track and wheel loaders, pipelayers, motor graders, wheel tractor-scrapers, track and wheel excavators, backhoe loaders, log skidders, log loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, paving products, skid steer loaders, and related parts. This business also involves in the design, manufacture, remanufacture, maintenance, and services of rail-related products, as well as offers logistics services. The company?s Engines business designs, manufactures, markets, and sells engines for its machinery; electric power generation systems; on-highway vehicles and locomotives; marine, petroleum, construction, industrial, agricultural, and other applications; and related parts. This business also remanufactures engines, and various machine and engine components, as well as provides remanufacturing services for other companies. Its Financial Products business provides various financing alternatives to customers and dealers for the company?s machinery and engines, solar gas turbines, and other equipment and marine vessels, as well as offers loans to customers and dealers. This business also provides various forms of insurance to customers and dealers to support the purchase and lease of its equipment; and invests in independent power projects using Caterpillar?s power generation equipment and services. Caterpillar markets its products through distribution centers. It has a joint venture with Navistar International Corp. to manufacture and distribute commercial trucks. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar, Inc. in 1986. Caterpillar was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois....
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93,813 Employees
Founded in 1925

CATERPILLAR INC (CAT:New York)

LAST $68.54 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.38 0.56%
VOLUME 5.3M
As of 8:04 PM 09/2/10 All times are local (Market data is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)

OPEN
$68.35
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$68.16
DAY HIGH
$68.79
DAY LOW
$67.75
52 WEEK HIGH
04/26/10 - $72.83
52 WEEK LOW
09/3/09 - $43.63
MARKET CAP
43.2B
AVERAGE VOLUME 10 D
8.0M
EPS TTM
$2.44
SHARES OUTSTANDING
630.5M
EX-DATE
07/16/10
P/E TTM
28.1x
DIVIDEND
$1.76
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.48%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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Key developments for CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. Announces Expansion of its Manufacturing Operations in Brazil

Caterpillar Inc. announced the expansion of its manufacturing operations in Brazil. The company has acquired an existing industrial facility in Brazil, located in Campo Largo, Parana State, that after upgrading will cover 50,000 square meters (538,195 square feet). The new facility in Campo Largo will manufacture backhoe loaders and small wheel loaders, which are currently produced at Piracicaba and are part of the machine line up for Caterpillar's Building Construction Products (BCP) Division. In addition to the new facility, Caterpillar is announcing plans to increase its capacity at the company's flagship facility in Piracicaba for the manufacture of core products. Total investment of about $180 million is expected in both facilities over the next two years. It is expected that the new facility will begin production in 2011 and will create up to 1,000 new jobs in Brazil when at full capacity.

Caterpillar Inc. Opens New Arkansas Factory

Caterpillar Inc. dedicated a $140 million road grader factory, a facility that will employ 600 people and produce the big machines for markets around the world. The plant produced its first grader in June, and two of the behemoths flanked the stage as plant manager Jon Harrison described a four-month training program that's part of the company's investment. The factory in North Little Rock is operating in a converted videotape and DVD facility. Caterpillar received $3 million from the Governor's Quick Action Closing Fund to help the project along.

Caterpillar Inc. expected to report Fiscal Year 2010 results on January 26, 2011. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on August 31, 2010).

Caterpillar Inc. expected to report Fiscal Year 2010 results on January 26, 2011. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on August 31, 2010).

CAT Competitors

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd ¥307.00 JPY 0.00
United Parcel Service Inc $67.12 USD +0.93
Volvo AB kr88.80 SEK +0.25
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Industry Analysis

Valuation CAT Industry Range
Price/Earnings 27.7x
Price/Sales 1.3x
Price/Book 4.7x
Price/Cash Flow 27.3x
TEV/Sales 0.3x

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CAT transactions

Type
Date
Target
Merger/Acquisition
July 1, 2010
Underground Imaging Technologies, LLC
Merger/Acquisition
June 29, 2010
Clean Air Systems, Inc. - A Caterpillar Company
Merger/Acquisition
June 28, 2010
Caterpillar Xuzhou Ltd.

Caterpillar Inc. - CAT news

U.S. Economy: Pending Home Sales Rise in Sign Market Steadying

Quote: Uneven Recovery A report yesterday showing manufacturing picked up in August signaled any factory slowdown will not be broad-based as companies like Caterpillar Inc. report increasing demand from overseas while Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel Corp. are among those lowering forecasts. Manufacturing, which accounts for about 11 percent of the world’s largest economy, helped pull the U.S. out of the worst recession since the 1930s. John Herrmann, a senior fixed-income strategist at State Stre...
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Markets start September with a bang; Dow up 255

Keywords: Markets start September with a bang; Dow up 255, aapl,bkc,cat,etn,gab,ge
Quote: and Caterpillar Inc. were among the Dow's biggest gainers.Analysts cautioned that the gains, like many others the market has seen in recent weeks, could quickly pass. A bad surprise from the Labor Department's monthly report on employment, due out Friday, could investors back into hiding.The good news on manufacturing "gives some comfort, but that is only good until the next number," said Darell Krasnoff, managing director at Bel Air Investment Advisors.Even with its gains Wednesday, the Dow is ...
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Professional Research on Caterpillar and Joy Global -- There Was Joy in This Space Yesterday

Keywords: Professional Research on Caterpillar and Joy Global -- There Was Joy in This Space Yesterday, cat,joyg
Quote: www.wallstreetequityresearch.com allows shareholders to gain full understanding of the economic and market forces influencing the farm & construction machinery industry, and offers free research on industry players Caterpillar CATNews) and Joy Global Inc. JOYGNewswww.wallstreetequityresearch.com to receive free research reports on these companies.The Farm and Construction Machinery industry has shown signs of recovery. With the U.S. manufacturing industry posting its 13th straight month of growt...
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Key political risks to watch in the United States

Keywords: United States,Government / Politics,National Government Debt,Debt / Fixed Income Markets,Elections / Voting,Labour / Personnel,China,Heavy Machinery / Vehicles,Machinery / Equipment / Components,Aluminium,Metal / Mining,Industrial conglomerates,Electrical
Quote: companies with most to benefit from a stronger yuan include Caterpillar (CAT.N), Alcoa (AA.N) and General Electric (GE.N) but they also stand to lose from any tit-for-tat trade fight with Beijing. A yuan revaluation might stimulate Chinese demands for commodities but that could be offset by reduced export competitiveness. -- Taiwan lingers as a potential flashpoint in China's relations with Washington but trade ties between the island and Beijing have improved. A more likely diplomatic dispute w...
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Construction Equipment Industry Gears Up for Chinese Competition

Quote: Jack Perkowski continues our serve-and-volley on the future of China’s construction equipment makers on his Managing The Dragon blog, and he brings out the Caterpillar(CAT) fanboy in me when he notes: How should Cat, Komatsu, and the other global leaders prepare for Chinese competition overseas? By far, the best way is to compete successfully with them in China.That is why the battle for the construction equipment market in China is so critically important. That seems obvious, but the next...
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Caterpillar Expands in Brazil; Announces Location of New Facility and Investment in Piracicaba Operations

Keywords: Caterpillar Expands in Brazil; Announces Location of New Facility and Investment in Piracicaba Operations, cat
Quote: The company has acquired an existing industrial facility in Brazil, located in Campo Largo, Parana State, that after upgrading will cover 50,000 square meters (538,195 square feet).The new facility in Campo Largo will manufacture backhoe loaders and small wheel loaders, which are currently produced at Piracicaba and are part of the machine line up for Caterpillar's Building Construction Products (BCP) Division."This new facility is an important investment for the long-term growth and success of ...
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UPDATE - Joy Global Q3 profit beats, sees industry capex rebound

Keywords: Heavy Machinery / Vehicles,Machinery / Equipment / Components,Business/Public Services,United States,China,Corporate Results,Results Forecasts / Warnings,Machinery / Equipment / Components,Industrial goods,Industrials,Volatile Shares / Hot Stocks,Asia/Pac
Quote: In June, earth-moving equipment giant Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) said it plans to launch a line of mining shovels, which will compete with those offered by Bucyrus and Joy Global. For 2010, Milwaukee-based Joy Global now expects earnings of $4.10-$4.15 a share, up from $3.85-$4.00 a share earlier. It also narrowed full-year revenue forecast to $3.35-$3.4 billion, from $3.3-$3.4 billion. The company said, ......
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US STOCKS-Technical support, short covering boost Wall St

Keywords: United States,Equities Markets,Market Reports,Banking Services,Financials,Financials,Semiconductors,Semiconductors / Semiconductor Equipment,Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Heavy Machinery / Vehicles,Machinery / Equipment / Components,Aerospace/Defence,Aer
Quote: Stocks that benefit from a strong economy were among the day's winners, with Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) and Boeing (BA.N) lifting the Dow. Caterpillar rose 3 percent to $65.90 and Boeing gained 3 percent to $63.16. Shares of 3PAR Inc (PAR.N) surged 24.7 percent to $32.46 after Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) again raised its buyout offer for the data storage company, leapfrogging a bid from Dell Inc (DELL.O). HP, a Dow component, dipped 0.6 percent to $38, while Dell rose 1.2 percent to $11.89. [ID:nASA...
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[$$] DuPont, Alcoa Rally the DJIA

Quote: BY DONNA KARDOS YESALAVICH Stocks climbed Friday, with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 164.84 points, or 1.7%, to 10150.65, its biggest one-day gain since Aug. 2. Still, the measure declined 0.6% this week, its third week in a row in the red. It is now off 3% for the month and it has fallen 2.7% this year. In Friday's session, DuPont rose 1.52, or 3.9%, to $41.01, while Alcoa advanced 31 cents, or 3.1%, to ...
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Technical support and short covering boost stocks

Keywords: Technical support and short covering boost stocks, ^dji,^gspe,^ixic,ba,cat,cvx,dell,hpq,intc,par, stocks
Quote: Caterpillar rose 3 percent to $65.90 and Boeing gained 3 percent to $63.16.PARNewsHPQNewsDELLNews). HP, a Dow component, dipped 0.6 percent to $38, while Dell rose 1.2 percent to $11.89.^GSPENewsCVXNews) gained 2.2 percent to $74.93.About 7.99 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, below last year's estimated daily average of 9.65 billion.Advancing stocks handily outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by 2,608 to 392, while on the Nasdaq, ad...
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Caterpillar unit adds A$50 mln to 2012 bond

Keywords: Debt / Fixed Income Markets,New Issues,Australia,Asia/Pacific,Mortgage-Backed Markets,Asset backed securities,Market Events,Heavy Machinery / Vehicles,Machinery / Equipment / Components,United States,Industrial goods,Industrials,Machinery / Equipment / Co
Quote: Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:17pm EDT (For the latest Australia and New Zealand bond news, double click on [AU/CRD] and then double click on the ID number) SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Financial Australia Limited (CFAL) has added A$50 million ($44 million) to a two-year note at 120 basis points over BBSW, sole lead ANZ said. CFAL is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), the guarantor of the notes. Cat Financial is wholly owned by Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N). Th...
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U.S. Stocks Slump as Durable Goods Falter

Quote: economic recovery.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66 points, or 0.7%, to 9974.31, weighed down by Caterpillar, which fell 1.9%. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index slipped 0.8% to 1043.84, while the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.8% to 2107.90.Investors were let down by weaker-than-expected demand for U.S. manufactured durable goods, which rose by just 0.3% in July, weighed by declines outside the transportation sector, offering more signs that U.S. manufacturing growth is under pr...
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The Battle For Chinas Construction-Machinery Market

Quote: Through July, Doosan, Komatsu, Hitachi,Hyundai and Caterpillar accounted for 75% of excavator sales.Sany, Yuchai, Liugong and Lonking, the major local players, accountedfor most of the balance. China Yuchai International Limited (CYD) islisted on the New York Stock exchange and is China’s largest dieselengine company, while Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (Reuters: 600031.SSand Bloomberg: 600031 CH) is a substantial company with sales of $4.0billion and a market capitalization of $6.4 billi...
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A Deal a Day Just Might Keep Bears Away

Quote: Caterpillar’s (CAT) Doug Oberhelmantold investors that now is a good time to pursueacquisitions.Moving forward, large global companies are expected to be at theforefront of mergers and acquisitions. They have the ability to makelong-term strategic bets and pay high premiums (all incash) to secure smaller companies vital to their growth. Analystsexpect technology, energy, healthcare, and commodities sectors to leadin deal-making, as they are less exposed to financialdownturns.Global merger ...
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Astrobotic teams with Caterpillar on lunar robot

Quote: Astrobotic Technology, a Pittsburgh startup aiming to develop private moon exploration, this week named another major corporate sponsor of its work.Caterpillar Inc. is sponsoring the Carnegie Mellon University spin-off’s first trip to the moon, which is designed to capture the $24 million Google Lunar X Prize. The Peoria, Ill-based manufacturer is supplying in-kind support and cash, said Astrobotic President David Gump. Details of the cash sponsorship are not being released.“(Caterpi...
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US STOCKS-Economic woes trip up Wall St in light volume

Keywords: United States,Equities Markets,Market Reports,Banking Services,Financials,Financials,Computer hardware,Computers / Office Equipment,Computer hardware,Semiconductors / Semiconductor Equipment,Semiconductors,Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Mining / Metals -
Quote: Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) gave up 2.9 percent at $66.84. The Nasdaq fared worse than the other two indexes, extending losses late in the day as technology shares slipped. Lingering concerns about the stalling economic recovery weighed on tech. The Dow and S&P 500 have notched two straight weeks of losses on gloominess over softer-than-expected data in recent days. Investors will get more data this week, with July existing-home sales due on Tuesday and the government's revised reading for gross...
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[$$] Caterpillar Shares Can Inch Higher

Quote: Caterpillar (CAT: NYSE)By Sterne, Agee & Leach ($69.29, Aug. 20, 2010) WE ATTENDED CATERPILLAR'S first analyst meeting under new Chief Executive Doug Oberhelman. Also presenting were Ed Rapp, chief financial officer, and Mike Dewalt, director of investor relations. Caterpillar management laid out a "high level" overview of the company's new business strategy for 2011 to 2015. The company reiterated its $8 to $10 per share 2012 goal and stated that it believes it can grow earnings per share by 1...
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Caterpillar CEO upbeat about company, world economy

Quote: The CEO of heavy equipment giant Caterpillar, which signed a definitive agreement in June to purchase CleanAir Systems Inc., a Santa Fe emissions-control manufacturer, reaffirmed the company’s sales and profit projections Thursday and also said at a meeting with analysts that he sees little chance of a double-dip recession.Doug Oberhelman said that Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) expects 2012 profits of $8 to $10 a share on revenue of $55 billion to $60 billion, matching the forecast the Peoria, I...
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Caterpillar CEO says no double-dip recession

Keywords: Caterpillar CEO says no double-dip recession, cat
Quote: Caterpillar Inc. officials said Thursday they don't expect a double-dip recession because the world's central banks haven't made major errors and the economy has been improving throughout 2010, especially in the developing world.New CEO Doug Oberhelman and other executives met with analysts in New York and discussed the opportunities ahead for the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment. The Peoria, Ill.-based company also affirmed its long-term profit goals."We don't think th...
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UPDATE - Caterpillar CEO confirms 2012 goals, sees more M&A

Keywords: Heavy Machinery / Vehicles,Machinery / Equipment / Components,United States,Canada,Results Forecasts / Warnings,Mergers / Acquisitions / Takeovers,Japan,Industrial goods,Industrials,Machinery / Equipment / Components,Company Events,Asia/Pacific,Labour / P
Quote: Kelleher and Scott Malone NEW YORK/BOSTON Aug 19 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N)'s new chief executive, Doug Oberhelman, confirmed the company's goal of more than doubling profit by 2012 and said he sees opportunities for more takeovers. The world's largest maker of earth-moving equipment expects its revenue to reach $55 billion to $60 billion by 2012, and its profits to hit $8 to $10 a share, as long as the recovery holds, Oberhelman said on Thursday. The target matches what Caterpillar lai...
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