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Caterpillar machinery sales down 9 percent in April, led by Asia

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:28:02 +1000

Caterpillar Inc said on Monday that retail demand for its construction and mining equipment continued to be sluggish in April, though the sales picture appeared to be improving in almost every market outside North America.

Dow ends above 15,000 for first time, S&P closes at record

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:14:04 +1000

The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday and the S&P 500 ended at another record high, extending the market's rally as more investors rushed to join the party and German industrial data beat expectations.

Dow marks first close above 15,000, S&P ends at record

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:00:07 +1000

Caterpillar drives the Dow, energy sector lifts S&P

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:28:03 +1000

Stocks advanced on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 extending its three-day rally to yet another intraday high, led by gains in the materials and energy sectors.

Shares of Caterpillar look 'cheap': Barron's

Mon, 06 May 2013 03:21:05 +1000

Shares of the world's largest construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar Inc look poised to rise as the economic recovery picks up, financial newspaper Barron's said on Sunday.

Fiat Industrial cuts 2013 outlook as southern Europe suffers

Wed, 01 May 2013 04:14:02 +1000

Italian truck and tractor maker Fiat Industrial SpA cut its 2013 targets after sales in recession-hit Europe continued to fall, pushing its truck unit to a first-quarter loss that missed analysts' expectations.

Kate Middleton Visits Naomi House: Pregnant Duchess Looks Gorgeous in Peach Tara Jarmon Coat [PHOTOS]

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:02:22 +1000

Kate Middleton visited the Naomi House in Hampshire.

GE shareholders reject proposal to split chairman, CEO jobs

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:42:02 +1000

General Electric Co shareholders rejected a proposal to split the roles of chairman and chief executive, jobs currently held by Jeff Immelt, GE said on Wednesday.

Wall Street gains with Microsoft; Netflix jumps after the bell

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:49:02 +1000

Stocks climbed on Monday as last week's sharp losses brought buyers back to the market and Microsoft Corp shares jumped after an activist investor took a stake in the company.

Wall Street ends higher, led by tech, Microsoft

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:49:02 +1000

Stocks climbed on Monday as last week's sharp losses brought buyers back to the market and shares of Microsoft jumped after an activist investor took a stake in the company.

Wall Street ends up, buoyed by Microsoft, Caterpillar

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:28:02 +1000

U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, led by gains in the Nasdaq after reports that activist investor ValueAct Capital took a $2 billion stake in Microsoft , while a jump in the shares of Caterpillar helped buoy the Dow industrials.

Caterpillar misses, cuts view, but says mining has bottomed

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:35:04 +1000

Caterpillar Inc posted disappointing quarterly results and cut its 2013 profit forecast on Monday to reflect a drop in demand for heavy equipment from its mining customers.

Wall Street ticks mostly lower on earnings uncertainty

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:00:03 +1000

Stocks were mostly lower on Monday as a mixed bag of corporate earnings pointed to an uncertain growth outlook, which could lead to more volatile trading ahead.

Wall Street dips as McDonald's, GE extend losses on earnings

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:42:02 +1000

Stocks edged lower on Monday, as earnings from Caterpillar, Halliburton and other major companies pointed to more volatile trading ahead.

Wall Street opens slightly higher on mixed earnings

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:42:02 +1000

Stocks opened modestly higher on Monday, rebounding from stocks' worst week in 2013, though mixed results from Caterpillar Inc and Halliburton Co pointed to choppy trading ahead.

The Energy Report - The Best Performing Commodity of the Year

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:50:18 +1000

The natural gas market has been the best performing commodity of the year. We called a major low in January and we are continuing to ride and roll over that position. While in the short-term the market is starting to look a bit over bought, we have held to our bottom prediction not only in the short term but a bottom that you can build off going out into the future.

Caterpillar profit misses, cuts outlook on weak mining sales

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:42:03 +1000

Caterpillar Inc cut its full-year outlook for 2013 on Monday to reflect a drop in demand for heavy equipment from its mining customers.

Caterpillar Inc misses, cuts outlook on weak mining sales

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:14:02 +1000

Caterpillar Inc cut its full-year outlook for 2013 on Monday to reflect a drop in demand for heavy equipment from its mining customers.

Stock gain, focus on earnings

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:42:03 +1000

Stock futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.3 to 0.5 percent.

Stock index futures gain, focus on earnings

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:35:02 +1000

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.3 to 0.5 percent.

China’s Elite Tsinghua University to Receive $300M Donation from US Billionaire Schwarzman

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:48:09 +1000

Tsinghua University, one of China's universities which trained many of China's top leaders, is bound to receive a $300 million donation from no less than an American mogul, Blackstone Group investment company founder Stephen Schwarzman.

Wall Street Week Ahead: In earnings frenzy, will Apple get crushed?

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:21:03 +1000

Apple may have lost nearly half of its value since its peak in September, but it's still the talk of the town. Only this time, it's all about how low can it go?

Red-Tape Belgium Falls Behind Euro Zone Peers

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:05:09 +1100

Just a day after giving birth, Belgian entrepreneur Esmeralda Desart was back at work running her export business, putting in the kind of 16-hour day that has become the norm since she started up a company selling printer parts in 2007.

More Driverless Trucks for BHP, Rio as Protection from Volatile Commodity Prices

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:01:12 +1100

The two biggest mining companies in Australia are expanding their driverless trucks fleet to protect their profits from the volatility of commodity prices in the international market.

Stock futures signal rise after Cyprus deal

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:49:02 +1100

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, rallying with world stocks after Cyprus reached a deal with lenders to bail out the indebted island and avert a collapse of its banking system.

Avigdor Lieberman: Talk of Peace Deal with Palestinians is Delusional

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:59:59 +1100

Yisrael Beitenu kingmaker, barred from Netanyahu's new coalition cabinet, says long-running conflict cannot be fixed.

Shell, Samsung in China pilot to ease currency controls - sources

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:04 +1100

China has eased strict cross-border currency rules for 13 multi-national firms including Samsung <005930.KS> and Shell in a scheme that further cranks open its tightly controlled capital account, financial sector sources told Reuters.

The Energy Report - Supply Surge

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:31:37 +1100

Oil prices fall as US oil supply rises to a record for as long as the Energy Information Administration has been keeping records. You have to go back almost 70 years to find a time when energy supplies were this high at this time of year. The reason is because of the continuing surge in US and Canadian oil production and low crude runs as refiners are in maintenance.

The Energy Report - Goodbye Hugo

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:51:58 +1100

When you think of Hugo Chavez, you really have to think of the price of oil because oil put him in power and kept him there. Chavez was swept into power because, among other reasons, the low cost of oil. Oil producing countries were suffering economically because of over production and the Asian financial crisis.

Wall Street closes higher in late-day rally

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:49:02 +1100

Stocks closed higher on Monday as investors staged a late-day rebound, extending a recent trend of buying on dips and pushing major indexes near all-time highs despite concerns about growth and China's housing market.