Despite a Small Thursday Rally, Caterpillar Inc. Remains in the Struggle Zone
Daniel Miller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 43 mins ago
Investors have waited patiently as Caterpillar 's (NYSE: CAT) business has suffered rough patches throughout 2013, 2014, and throughout 2015, hoping for an eventual turnaround in the company's global business environment. Unfortunately, investors...
CAT: 71.75 (+0.87)
Better-than-Expected Q3 Earnings Lift Industrial ETFs
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 23, 10:49AM CDT
The upward movement in major industrial stocks since their earnings release caused the shares of industrial ETFs to trade in the green.
IYJ: 105.24 (+0.41), MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), GE: 29.51 (-0.07), HON: 103.13 (+0.55), XLI: 54.66 (+0.20), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), VIS: 103.80 (+0.45), UNP: 96.92 (-0.09)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: 3M, Boeing, GE Beat on Earnings, American Express Misses Estimates
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 23, 10:39AM CDT
The Dow experienced another mixed week, dominated by tech, biotech and healthcare stocks.
KO: 42.79 (-0.45), MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), GE: 29.51 (-0.07), VRX: 116.16 (+6.29), AXP: 74.59 (+2.09), IBM: 144.68 (+0.59), UTX: 100.62 (+0.83), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), BA: 146.70 (+0.39), VZ: 46.16 (+0.27), TRV: 112.28 (-0.04)
Stock Market News for October 23, 2015
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 23, 9:10AM CDT
Benchmarks ended higher on Thursday banking on ECB’s indication to extend stimulus measures, positive earnings results and upbeat economic data
MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), GE: 29.51 (-0.07), EBAY: 28.16 (+0.58), HON: 103.13 (+0.55), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), BA: 146.70 (+0.39), DOW: 50.32 (+0.40), UNP: 96.92 (-0.09)
Why The Fed Is Ready To Hike Despite Weak Jobs Report
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Oct 23, 8:37AM CDT
Was the dismal September jobs report the nail in the coffin for a 2015 interest-rate rise? Markets are acting as if it was, even as some economists think Federal Reserve officials see things differently. Monthly job gains, which had averaged over...
WMT: 58.30 (-0.60), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), SLB: 78.35 (+0.09)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: McDonald, Dow Chemicals and Caterpillar
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 23, 8:30AM CDT
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: McDonald, Dow Chemicals and Caterpillar
MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), DOW: 50.32 (+0.40)
Myanmar jade rush muddies promise of change, fuels conflict
By ESTHER HTUSAN - AP - Fri Oct 23, 12:21AM CDT
HPAKANT, Myanmar (AP) — Villagers in the jungles of Myanmar's northern Kachin state stand upon staggering wealth: Jade worth tens of billions of dollars. Yet they see almost none of that money, even as the precious stone is dug out from under them.
CAT: 71.75 (+0.87)
3M to restructure, cut 1,500
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 22, 6:16PM CDT
3M (MMM) launched a restructuring program that includes cutting 1,500 jobs and trimmed its full-year EPS outlook to $7.73-$7.78 from $7.73-$7.93 vs. views for $7.77. Q3 EPS rose 3.5% to $2.05, topping by 5 cents. Revenue fell 5.3% to $7.71 bil,...
MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87)
Caterpillar (CAT) Earnings Report: Q3 2015 Conference Call Transcript
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 4:33PM CDT
The following Caterpillar (CAT) conference call took place on October 22, 2015, 11:00 AM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:
CAT: 71.75 (+0.87)
3M Joins Caterpillar In Restructuring As Dow Gains
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 22, 3:31PM CDT
Industrial giant 3M (MMM) launched a restructuring program that includes cutting 1,500 positions globally, joining Caterpillar (CAT) as it adapts to weaker overseas growth, while Dow Chemical (DOW) reported strong earnings. St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M...
MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), DOW: 50.32 (+0.40)
Big Gains on a Strange Market Day
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 3:10PM CDT
Big-cap names lead the way while health care carnage continues.
AMZN: 599.03 (+35.12), VRX: 116.16 (+6.29), GE: 29.51 (-0.07), AXP: 74.59 (+2.09), FB: 102.19 (+2.52), CYH: 28.71 (+2.41), RLYP: 13.80 (+2.04), CCRN: 13.23 (+0.63), MO: 61.05 (-0.35), ENTA: 24.01 (+0.11), GOOG: 702.00 (+50.21), CTXS: 81.14 (+0.56), JNJ: 100.31 (+0.78), EBAY: 28.16 (+0.58), PFPT: 63.04 (+0.83), IBM: 144.68 (+0.59), CMG: 649.72 (-0.90), GM: 35.95 (+0.53), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), GOOGL: 719.33 (+38.19), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), MSFT: 52.87 (+4.84)
Stocks Lose Thrust With Hour Left; Steel Shows Rare Strength
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 22, 1:56PM CDT
Stock dashed ahead Thursday but lost considerable momentum heading into the final hour of trade. The Nasdaq was up 1.2% after being up 1.8%. The S&P 500 added 1.3%, while the small-cap Russell 2000 trailed with a 0.1% gain. Volume in the stock market...
JOY: 17.54 (+0.64), LII: 127.91 (+0.13), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), X: 11.73 (+0.44)
Caterpillar Q3 Earnings Lag Y/Y, Cuts 2015 EPS Guidance
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 22, 1:35PM CDT
Caterpillar Inc.???s (CAT) third-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings declined 56% to 75 cents per share, reflecting the ongoing weakness in mining, and oil and gas industries.
BRSS: 23.50 (-0.34), CMCO: 19.74 (+0.49), ACCO: 8.24 (+0.03), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87)
Stocks Rally as eBay, Texas Instruments Lead Tech Sector
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 1:12PM CDT
Stocks hover near session highs by mid-afternoon Thursday after better-than-expected earnings from eBay and Texas Instruments boost the tech sector.
MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), XLB: 45.02 (+0.37), AXP: 74.59 (+2.09), FB: 102.19 (+2.52), LLY: 78.31 (+1.33), AKS: 2.66 (+0.02), PYPL: 34.99 (+0.20), INTC: 34.90 (+0.50), CTXS: 81.14 (+0.56), UA: 92.02 (-1.79), LYB: 94.16 (-0.35), EBAY: 28.16 (+0.58), BHP: 35.75 (+0.37), TXN: 58.98 (+0.89), COST: 155.74 (-2.41), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), XLK: 43.83 (+1.19), GOOGL: 719.33 (+38.19), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), MSFT: 52.87 (+4.84), RIO: 38.29 (+0.33), AAPL: 119.08 (+3.58), DOW: 50.32 (+0.40), BABA: 75.62 (+4.63)
Stocks Hold Big Gains; Strong Earnings Lift McDonald's, eBay
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 22, 12:19PM CDT
Stocks held solid gains in early afternoon trading Thursday as Wall Street digested news from the European Central Bank and another avalanche of earnings reports. Despite rising distribution in the Nasdaq in recent days, the S&P 500's follow-through...
MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), NOW: 78.89 (+0.94), EBAY: 28.16 (+0.58), CYH: 28.71 (+2.41), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), PYPL: 34.99 (+0.20), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), BA: 146.70 (+0.39)
A Market Your Dad (or Grandpa) Would Love
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 12:12PM CDT
Wall Street has returned to the 'Nifty Fifty' days.
AMZN: 599.03 (+35.12), GE: 29.51 (-0.07), FB: 102.19 (+2.52), RLYP: 13.80 (+2.04), MO: 61.05 (-0.35), GOOG: 702.00 (+50.21), CTXS: 81.14 (+0.56), JNJ: 100.31 (+0.78), EBAY: 28.16 (+0.58), PFPT: 63.04 (+0.83), IBM: 144.68 (+0.59), CMG: 649.72 (-0.90), GM: 35.95 (+0.53), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), GOOGL: 719.33 (+38.19), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87)
Jim Cramer -- Upbeat on Union Pacific, McDonald's, Sketchers
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 12:09PM CDT
Caterpillar's big earnings miss was on viewers' minds when Jim Cramer took questions via social media Thursday, but the host of CNBC's 'Mad Money' saw the situation as more nuanced.
UA: 92.02 (-1.79), RS: 60.73 (+0.13), NUE: 43.50 (+0.90), SKX: 31.64 (-14.55), DECK: 55.77 (-4.01), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), CP: 153.32 (+0.20), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), CSX: 28.37 (+0.24), SO: 45.81 (-0.69), UNP: 96.92 (-0.09), LULU: 48.49 (-3.84)
Stocks Jump as Europe Rallies on ECB Stimulus Hopes
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 10:16AM CDT
Stocks extend session highs Thursday, following in the footsteps of European markets which rallied on hopes of more stimulus from the European Central Bank.
MMM: 155.79 (-0.21), AXP: 74.59 (+2.09), PYPL: 34.99 (+0.20), LLY: 78.31 (+1.33), LULU: 48.49 (-3.84), CTXS: 81.14 (+0.56), UAL: 59.68 (+3.63), UA: 92.02 (-1.79), EBAY: 28.16 (+0.58), TXN: 58.98 (+0.89), COST: 155.74 (-2.41), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87), DOW: 50.32 (+0.40)
Earnings and Draghi Inspire Optimism
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 9:46AM CDT
Yesterday's close was the perfect setup for a sudden turn this morning.
AMZN: 599.03 (+35.12), GE: 29.51 (-0.07), FB: 102.19 (+2.52), RLYP: 13.80 (+2.04), CTXS: 81.14 (+0.56), EBAY: 28.16 (+0.58), PFPT: 63.04 (+0.83), IBM: 144.68 (+0.59), CMG: 649.72 (-0.90), GM: 35.95 (+0.53), MCD: 112.59 (+1.72), GOOGL: 719.33 (+38.19), CAT: 71.75 (+0.87)