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Industrials
Caterpillar Is Best Performing Dow Stock of 2016 — Up 36%
The best performing component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for 2016 is Caterpillar, which is up more than 36% for the year.
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4:01pm ET
Investing
Caterpillar, Intel Sink DJIA Wednesday
December 28, 2016: Markets opened higher Wednesday but any recovery from Tuesday’s end-of-day selling failed to materialize. Trading reversed course from Tuesday, where every S&P sector showed a gain, to a trading…
7:24am ET
Investing
Caterpillar Best Dow Stock Up 39% In 2016
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is the best performing Dow (DJIA) stock of 2016, so far, up 38% to $94. The Dow has risen just over 14% over the same period to 19,934. The…
Douglas A. McIntyre 10:50am ET
Industrials
Caterpillar’s Executive Shuffle as Year Winds Down
As the year draws to a close, Caterpillar investors are seeing some changes in the company’s executive ranks, following the previous announcement that Jim Umpleby will become Caterpillar's CEO.
Trey Thoelcke 4:01pm ET
Investing
Nike, Caterpillar Push DJIA Higher Tuesday
December 20, 2016: Markets opened higher again Tuesday and the DJIA once again flirted with 20,000, but stopped short at a new record of just under 19,988. Leading sectors included financials and…
10:40am ET
Industrials
Caterpillar Retail Sales Slide Continues in November
For the best-performing stock among the Dow 30 industrials, Caterpillar does not have a lot to shout about when it comes to retail sales.
Paul Ausick 6:25am ET
Investing
Happy Holidays, You’re Fired: List of Companies Laying People Off
The holidays are a particularly cruel time to lay off people, or to tell them they will be laid off soon. That has not stopped a number of companies from doing so.
4:01pm ET
Investing
Intel, Caterpillar Sink DJIA on Friday
December 16, 2016: Markets opened higher again Friday but equities seemed to prefer trading sideways for most of the afternoon. Among the sectors, utilities and real estate performed best while tech and…
4:01pm ET
Investing
Caterpillar, Exxon Drag DJIA Lower on Wednesday
December 14, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Wednesday but the FOMC announcement set shares below the break-even line in mid-afternoon and they never recovered. Only the tech sector traded (just barely) in…
11:10am ET
Investing
Meet the Preliminary 2017 Dogs of the Dow for Massive Dividends
At the end of each year, investors look for opportunities and safe harbors to park their money for the year ahead. Investors who love dividends often consider the so-called Dogs of the…
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Banking, finance, and taxes
JPMorgan’s Dimon New Head of Business Roundtable
Banker Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), was named Wednesday to succeed Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman as chairman of the Business…
4:01pm ET
Investing
Verizon, Goldman Sachs Hold DJIA Up Tuesday
December 6, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Tuesday and the three major indexes moved within a fairly narrow range. Crude prices dropped back a little and now traders are trying to position…
8:20am ET
Investing
Half of the Dow Jones Rally Just 3 Stocks: These 4 Blue Chips Better Buys Now
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up a staggering 1,200 points plus since the election, and the thing many don’t realize is that just three stocks have accounted for over half of…
4:01pm ET
Investing
Goldman Sachs, Caterpillar Lead DJIA Down Friday
December 2, 2016: Markets opened mixed Friday as the blue chips that have been rising steadily showed some weakness. Among S&P’s 11 sectors, real-estate posted the largest gain and financials posted the…
7:40am ET
Investing
Caterpillar Biggest 2016 Winner, Up 41%
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) has had a hard time the past few years and the need for heavy equipment has faltered. Better results and the election of Donald Trump, however, have driven its…
Douglas A. McIntyre