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US Stocks Fall as Industrial Production Trails Estimates
Nov 17th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell, pulling theStandard & Poor’s 500 Index down from a 13-month high, afterindustrial production increased less than forecast and declinesin metal prices weighed on commodity producers...
Stocks, Commodities Rally on G-20 Stimulus; Gold Reaches Record
Nov 9th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks extended a global rallyand the dollar slid after the Group of 20 nations agreed tomaintain economic stimulus efforts. Commodities climbed...
US Stocks, Commodities Rally as Dollar, Bonds Drop on GDP
Oct 29th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rallied, snapping afour-day losing streak for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index,after economic growth topped estimates as the nation exited theworst recession in seven decades...
US Goods Orders Rise for Fourth Time in Six Months
Oct 28th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Orders for U.S. durable goods rosein September for the fourth time in the past six months, a signfactories are helping ring in an economic recovery.
Caterpillar cuts 2,500 laid-off workers
Oct 26th, 2009 - MSNBC
PEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. said Monday about 2,500 laid-off employees will be permanently cut from the company and 550 others will be brought back to work by the end of next year.

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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is a United States-based corporation headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. Caterpillar (commonly referred to simply as CAT) is, according to their corporate website, "the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines."

Famous for their products featuring caterpillar tracks and a distinctive yellow paint scheme, Caterpillar produces a wide range of engineering vehicles, including the range of Caterpillar bulldozers. Former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have visited the Peoria area to see the company, and President Barack Obama visited in February 2009 on a stopover on his way to Lincoln celebrations in Springfield.

Caterpillar is one of the thirty companies whose stock is tracked in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is a Fortune 500 company, ranked number 50 in 2008, and first in its industry, with more than $30 billion in assets.