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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:NYSE)

LAST $58.90 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.12 0.20%
VOLUME 6.2M
As of 4:15 PM 03/11/10 All times are local (Market data is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)

OPEN
$58.79
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$58.78
DAY HIGH
$58.98
DAY LOW
$57.92
52 WEEK HIGH
01/11/10 - $64.42
52 WEEK LOW
03/12/09 - $25.27
MARKET CAP
36.8B
AVERAGE VOLUME 10 D
7.2M
EPS TTM
$1.96
SHARES OUTSTANDING
624.7M
EX-DATE
01/15/10
P/E TTM
30.1x
DIVIDEND
$1.68
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.85%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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Key developments for CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. to Report Q1, 2010 Results on 04/26/2010

Caterpillar Inc. announced that they will report Q1, 2010 results on 04/26/2010

Caterpillar Inc. to Report Q2, 2010 Results on 07/22/2010

Caterpillar Inc. announced that they will report Q2, 2010 results on 07/22/2010

Caterpillar Inc. to Report Q3, 2010 Results on 10/21/2010

Caterpillar Inc. announced that they will report Q3, 2010 results on 10/21/2010

CAT Competitors

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Alstom SA €49.10 EUR -1.38
Deere & Co $57.73 USD -0.76
Mazda Motor Corp ¥233.00 JPY -2.00
Mitsubishi Corp ¥2,347 JPY +12.00
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd ¥350.00 JPY +2.00
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Industry Analysis

Valuation CAT Industry Range
Price/Earnings 41.1x
Price/Sales 1.1x
Price/Book 4.2x
Price/Cash Flow 41.0x
TEV/Sales 0.1x

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CAT transactions

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Bankruptcy
February 3, 2010
Neenah Enterprises, Inc.
Merger/Acquisition
November 30, 2009
JCS Co., Ltd.

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The Case for Cuban Oil

Keywords: oil,google,cuba,bp,exxon,mobil,chevron,bp,conocophillips,shell,ge,abbott,caterpillar,libya,drilling,china,BUSINESS & MARKETS ,GOOG,XOM,CVX,BP,COP
Quote: Prohibiting US companies from developing [Cuban] resources…is an Alice in Wonderland approach to policy that must be revisited.”Alamar Associates -- a firm that advises US companies interested in pursuing business opportunities with Cuba when the antiquated embargo is ultimately lifted -- has worked with companies both in the oil industry and otherwise, including Abbott LabsABT), General ElectricGE), and Caterpillar CAT), to name but a few.“Maintaining the embargo means that w...
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UPDATE - Ingersoll to stop parts, product sales to Iran

Keywords: Industrial machinery and equipment,Automobiles and components,Machinery,United States of America,Iran (Islamic Republic of),Middle East,Construction and agricultural machinery,Chemicals - Speciality,Chemicals,Industrial conglomerates,Consumer electronics,
Quote: The group has said General Electric Co (GE.N), Huntsman Corp (HUN.N) and Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) have agreed to sever ties with Iran. In its letter, Ingersoll questioned UANI's tactics, saying the group exerted pressure on the company via the media "without regard to factual accuracy or even our input." Ingersoll also denied UANI's contention, made in a letter to the company last week, that Ingersoll had violated regulatory disclosure rules, or was sanctioned by the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
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UPDATE - GE to take on bulk of Navistar finance operations

Keywords: Financials,Banks (industry group),Industrial conglomerates,Consumer electronics,Household durables,
Quote: manufacturers including Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N), Textron Inc (TXT.N) and Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) have finance units that write loans to stimulate sales of their products. They regard it as a fairly secure business since their collateral is equipment they have made and have experience selling. GE's finance arm traces its history to loans to consumers who wanted to buy its appliances. Today, it has expanded to include businesses as disparate as leasing aircraft and issuing store credit cards. ...
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Caterpillar Trade Backs Price Levels

Keywords: Financial, News, Stock, Market, Headlines, Investments, Quotes, Trading, TheStreet.com, OptionMonster ,Options/Futures
Quote: By Chris McKhann , analyst atOptionMonsterTheStreet) -- The big option trade of the day for CaterpillarCAT) appears to be a bet that the stock won't fall back to where it found support just a month ago.CAT was up 0.46% on Tuesday, finishing the session at $59.18. It remains below the 52-week high of $64.42 set on Jan. 11 but recovered nicely from support down near $50, where the price was a month ago.OptionMonster's real-time systems detected one block of 25,000 of the August $52.50 puts traded ...
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UPDATE - Caterpillar head forecasts 3.4 percent GDP growth

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Quote: UPDATE 1-Caterpillar head forecasts 3.4 percent GDP growth * Caterpillar's Owens sees robust emerging market recovery * Says economic recovery in developed areas more sluggish * Sees "pretty solid recovery" over next 3 to 4 years By Dan Margolies WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) on Tuesday forecast a 3.4-percent increase in U.S. and global GDP in 2010, a forecast that is slightly higher than recent consensus estimates. Jim Owens, head of the world's...
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Spike in the Demand for Industrial Goods Spurred by Recent Natural Disasters & Emerging Economies Growth Rate

Quote: www.rothmanresearch.comwww.rothmanresearch.com, "but also companies supplying the hardware to expand & strengthen the infrastructure of countries that are rapidly growing into major economic superpowers."Rothman Researchhttp://www.rothmanresearch.com/index.php?id=6&name=Register.Rothman ResearchNYSECATNewsNYSEDOVNews).http://www.rothmanresearch.com/article/cat/23191/Mar-08-2010.htmlhttp://www.rothmanresearch.com/article/dov/23192/Mar-08-2010.htmlCaterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells constructi...
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CATERPILLAR INC Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

Quote: Regulation FD Disclosure. The following information, including the exhibit described below, shall not be deemed "filed" hereunder for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. On March 8, 2010, Caterpillar Inc. issued a press release re...
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Bumpy ride for corporate giving amid recession

Quote: "We understand that these investments in the community are so important to the health of the community and therefore the health of our business."NYSEGENewsNYSEWFCNewsNYSECATNewsNYSEAANews) said giving fell 30 percent last year."In response to the economic downturn, Caterpillar has taken steps to reduce costs in a variety of ways," said Caterpillar spokeswoman Bridget Young to explain the cut.All the corporate foundations told Reuters their giving would likely remain steady or be a slightly highe...
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Happy Anniversary, Investors!

Quote: Bank of America, American Express (AXP) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) were the Dow's best performers in the past year, while the laggards include defensive groups such as telecom, consumer staples and drugs. It's hard to argue the Dow is expensive, as the stocks with the highest P/Es -- Bank of America and Caterpillar (CAT) -- are trading on depressed earnings, and could show sharp profit gains in 2011 and 2012. Bank of America, at 17, is expected to earn less than $1 share in 2010, but could earn mo...
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US Solar Turbines to build plant in Czech Republic

Quote: heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. has signed a preliminary deal to build a plant for overhaul repairs of its products in the Czech Republic, a Czech government agency said Thursday.The CzechInvest agency said in a statement that San-Diego based Solar Turbines signed a letter of intent to open the facility in the western town of Zatec that should serve Solar Turbines customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Several thousand of the company's turbines have been operating in the region ...
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CATERPILLAR INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits

Quote: Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 1, 2010 (the "Grant Date"), pursuant to an equity award grant made by Caterpillar Inc. (the "Company") under the Company's 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), James W. Owens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company received an equity award of 300,000 restricted stock units (the &qu...
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European Stocks to Fall Ahead of BOE, ECB Decisions

Quote: Caterpillar and other economically sensitive stocks rose following better-than-expected reports on private-sector jobs and service-sector expansion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9.22 points, or 0.1%, to 10,396.76, snapping a three-day winning streak and giving up earlier gains. It is now down 0.3% for the year to date. The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, finished down 0.11 at 2280.68 and the S&P 500 managed a slight gain of 0.48, or 0.04%, to 1118.79. Wall Street's tepid performance ...
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Greece, U.S. Data Weigh on European Shares

Quote: On Wall Street Tuesday, stocks edged modestly higher as enthusiasm for improvements in manufacturing conditions lifted Boeing and Caterpillar, but technology stocks including Microsoft fell. The small gains came as volume was relatively light, with investors hesitant to make major bets ahead of key data to come later this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.19 points, or 0.02%, to 10,405.98. The Dow spent the bulk of the session in positive territory for the year for the first time si...
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Caterpillar says tightens 'no-Iran' business policy

Keywords: Construction and agricultural machinery,Machinery,United States of America,Iran (Islamic Republic of),Middle East,Industrial conglomerates,Consumer electronics,Household durables,
Quote: Caterpillar says tightens 'no-Iran' business policy * Will bar independent dealer sales to Iran * Says sales represented less than 0.2 pct of 2009 revenue BOSTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) has tightened its policy on not doing business with Iran to prevent foreign subsidiaries from selling equipment to independent dealers who then resell it to the Middle Eastern country, which is subject to extensive trade sanctions. Existing U.S. law had allowed such third-party sales, which ...
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[$$] Caterpillar Prohibits Sales of Equipment Bound for Iran

Quote: BY CHIP CUMMINS DUBAI—Caterpillar Inc. has prohibited its non-U.S. subsidiaries from accepting orders known to be headed to Iran, the heavy-equipment manufacturer said in a letter to a lobbyist group. Caterpillar, of Peoria, Ill., has acknowledged in the past that its equipment is sold in Iran despite U.S. sanctions that prohibit most American exports to the Islamic Republic. The company has said its foreign subsidiaries have conducted limited sales to independent dealers outside Iran, wh...
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US STOCKS-Wall St tumbles on jobless data, Greece woes

Keywords: Equities,United States of America,Major Breaking News,Machinery,Non Ferrous Metals,Energy and Resources,Financials,Banks (industry group),Fund management and asset allocation,Company News item,NYSE Stocks,General news stories,
Quote: "You combine the weak economic data here, and you have further weakness." Dow components Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) fell 3.3 percent $55.08, and JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) lost 2.3 percent to $39.90. Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc (AA.N) dropped 1 percent $12.93, while Chevron Corp (CVX.N) shed 1.7 percent to $71.13..DJI.IXIC declined 30.52 points, or 1.36 percent, to 2,205.38.(Reporting by Edward Krudy; additional reporting by Rodrigo Campos; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)......
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Asia Shines in Berlin Film Festival

Quote: But this year—its 60th anniversary—the big winners were movies set in Asia, from its Western reaches in the Turkish forests of Anatolia to a village in World War II Japan. Caterpillar," won the Silver Bear for best actress. Meanwhile, over in the festival's Generation section, emphasizing films for young audiences, "Shui Yuet Sun Tau" ("Echoes of the Rainbow"), directed by Hong Kong's Alex Law, won the Crystal Bear for Best Film. Traditionally regarded as more adventuresome than its ...
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US STOCKS-Wall Street tumbles with consumer confidence

Keywords: Equities,United States of America,Major Breaking News,Machinery,Semiconductor equipment and products,
Quote: Oil futures fell nearly 2 percent to $78.86 a barrel, pulling the S&P energy index .GSPE down by 1.5 percent. Bellwether Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) fell 2.7 percent to $56.49. Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) dropped 2.6 percent at $20.33, while the PHLX semiconductor index .SOXX lost 3.1 percent. "The economic outlook gets adjusted down, certainly the materials and semis would be the places to see selling," said Kalivas. The weak data added to a market already jittery about what Federal Reserve C...
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Broad Slump Drags Down Stocks

Quote: Economically sensitive stocks were hit hard, with aluminum producer Alcoa leading the declines, falling 2.7%, while Caterpillar was down 2.4%. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index was off 1.2%, with all of its sectors trading lower. Most of the market's losses came after the Conference Board, a private research group, said its consumer-confidence index plunged more than 10 points this month, to 46.0, far below the 54.8 reading expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires. The sc...
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[$$] Intel Gives Up 2.3%; Home Depot Surges

Quote: BY KRISTINA PETERSON NEW YORK—Stocks tumbled early Tuesday as an unexpectedly sharp fall in the consumer-confidence index clouded the economic outlook and dragged down materials companies, including Alcoa and Caterpillar, and Intel dropped after revealing it was hit by a January cyber-attack. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 100.97 points, or 1%, to 10282.41, its lowest close in a week. Standard & Poor's 500-stock index dropped 13.41, or 1.2%, to 1094.60. The Nasdaq Composite Inde...
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