http://www.mail.com/companies/4452-caterpillar-inc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/4452-caterpillar-inc.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036192-caterpillar-1q-profit-shrank-cuts-2013-outlook.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A slowdown in the mining business is digging a hole in Caterpillar's profits. First-quarter profit shrank 45 percent and Caterpillar has lowered its expectations for full-year sales and profit because its mining business is slowing. Sales of Caterpillar-branded mining machines such as large trucks and bulldozers will drop by half this y... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:36:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036192-caterpillar-1q-profit-shrank-cuts-2013-outlook.html 2013-04-22T21:36:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036282-oil-stays-88-barrel.html The price of oil rose modestly above $88 a barrel Monday as traders returned to commodities after big sell-offs last week. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for May was up 48 cents to $88.49 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Friday, the Nymex contact rose 28 cents to finish at $88.01 a barrel. An... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:34:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036282-oil-stays-88-barrel.html 2013-04-22T12:34:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035426-investors-who-stood-boeing-reap-reward.html Investors who stood by Boeing during its 787 crisis have been rewarded. Things looked bad three months ago. Boeing's flagship plane was grounded worldwide because no one could explain the smoldering batteries on two different planes. Deliveries of the 787 to customers had stopped. No one knew how much the whole mess would cost. Plus, there was a chance en... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:18:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035426-investors-who-stood-boeing-reap-reward.html 2013-04-21T22:18:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1995400-weak-economic-reports-send-stock-market-lower.html NEW YORK (AP) — Weak reports on hiring and service industries sent the stock market sharply lower Wednesday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its worst day in more than a month. The Dow fell 111.66 points, or 0.8 percent, to 14,550.35, its worst decline since Feb. 25. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 16.56 points, or 1.1 percent, to 1,553.69... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:36:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1995400-weak-economic-reports-send-stock-market-lower.html 2013-04-03T20:36:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954238-workers-protest-to-eu-leaders-to-austerity.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Some 10,000 workers from across the European Union protested outside a summit of EU leaders Thursday, demanding they end years of austerity and focus instead on curbing runaway unemployment with more spending. The protest in frost and snow just outside EU headquarters vented frustration over spending cuts and tax hikes imposed by the bloc'... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:57:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954238-workers-protest-to-eu-leaders-to-austerity.html 2013-03-14T22:57:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924396-iraqi-divers-retrieve-bodies-boat-accident.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Divers worked through the night and into Friday in murky waters to recover bodies from a partially sunken floating restaurant in Baghdad after an accident killed nine people attending a party for the local Caterpillar distributor. The body of one man dressed in a black jacket was pulled to the surface around midday, drawing plaintive cries ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:48:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924396-iraqi-divers-retrieve-bodies-boat-accident.html 2013-03-01T16:48:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921250-caterpillar-to-cut-1400-jobs-plant-belgium.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Construction equipment maker Caterpillar says it will cut more than one in three jobs at its Belgian plant because of high labor costs and sluggish growth in its European market. Caterpillar Inc. says Thursday it plans to cut 1,400 of the 3,400 jobs at its Gosselies plant south of Brussels alongside other measures aimed at restoring the si... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:38:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921250-caterpillar-to-cut-1400-jobs-plant-belgium.html 2013-02-28T13:38:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1904334-stocks-drop-fed-doubts-stimulus.html NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market posted its biggest loss this year on news that Federal Reserve officials suggested the central bank scale back its effort to keep borrowing costs low. Minutes from the Fed's January meeting seemed to catch investors by surprise when they were released at 2 p.m. EST. Several Fed policymakers worried that the bank's program ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:14:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1904334-stocks-drop-fed-doubts-stimulus.html 2013-02-20T22:14:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858688-fiat-industrial-sees-growth-us-unit-merger.html MILAN (AP) — Italian heavy-duty vehicles maker Fiat Industrial reported a 20 percent increase in fourth quarter profit Thursday and forecast revenue would increase 5 percent in 2013 as it completes the full merger with its U.S.-based farm and construction equipment maker, CNH. Chairman Sergio Marchionne told analysts that he expects the new company will b... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858688-fiat-industrial-sees-growth-us-unit-merger.html 2013-01-31T17:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850756-caterpillar-sees-uncertain-2013-tough-4q.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caterpillar said on Monday that its 2013 profit could shrink if the world's economy doesn't pick up in the second half of the year, as mining companies and builders remain cautious about buying new gear. The cloudy outlook for the year came as Caterpillar reported a fourth-quarter profit less than half as big as a year ago because of a ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850756-caterpillar-sees-uncertain-2013-tough-4q.html 2013-01-28T21:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850992-us-stocks-close-mixed-uneven-economic-signals.html U.S. stocks meandered between small gains and losses Monday, cooling off after a rally that had pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 index above 1,500 for the first time since December 2007. Encouraging news about manufacturing provided an early boost, but stocks fell later after a report on the pace of home sales fell short of expectations. The government sa... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850992-us-stocks-close-mixed-uneven-economic-signals.html 2013-01-28T20:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1851232-us-stocks-mixed-strong-caterpillar-earns.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks were mixed in midday trading despite of encouraging signs about the manufacturing sector, a key driver of economic growth. The Dow Jones industrial average added 70 points to 13,895 and the Nasdaq composite average rose 11 points to 3,160. The S&P 500 dropped less than a point to 1,502. Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar said it... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1851232-us-stocks-mixed-strong-caterpillar-earns.html 2013-01-28T15:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765400-fiscal-cliff-splits-big-small-businesses-taxes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The "fiscal cliff" debate is splitting the business community over taxes, driving a wedge between two natural Republican allies: the nation's corporate leaders who are helping strengthen President Barack Obama's bargaining position and the small business advocates bristling over the prospect of higher taxes. Obama has been courting top C... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765400-fiscal-cliff-splits-big-small-businesses-taxes.html 2012-12-13T21:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1723620-fiat-industrial-cnh-reach-merger-agreement.html MILAN (AP) — The Italian heavy-duty vehicles maker Fiat Industrial reached an agreement Monday for a full merger with its U.S. subsidiary, the farm equipment maker CNH Global N.V., creating the world's third-largest capital goods company by sales. Fiat Industrial had aggressively pursued the full merger of the 12 percent of CNH that it didn't already own,... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1723620-fiat-industrial-cnh-reach-merger-agreement.html 2012-11-26T13:22:00Z