With the market consistently hitting new all-time highs, the best companies in the market are starting to look overvalued when compared to historical valuations.
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July 30 - News
During 2013, shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) have declined by nearly 8.5%.
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July 29 - News
The roaring economic growth of China has slowed down in recent years.China is facing several economic problems that might even further curb this country’s progress.
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July 29 - News
Between falling sales, plunging profits, and hefty job cuts, it's easy to want to throw in the towel on the stock of mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT).
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July 29 - News
For a week in which eight of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components reported earnings, the index ended the week with a lot less excitement than most would have predicted...
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July 29 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), UBS AG (ADR) (NYSE:UBS), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds
Since a very early age, combines and tractors surrounded my life. My dad is a farming contractor; grandpa was too.
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July 26 - News
Just a couple years ago, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) was one of my favorite stocks.
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July 26 - News
Earnings can change the outlook for a company, good or bad, and they can also validate an opinion that you already may have.
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July 26 - News
Yesterday the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.09% to 15,556 points, inching back toward Tuesday's all-time high.
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July 26 - News
One of the main goals he discussed was reducing annual carbon pollution in half over the next two decades.
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July 25 - News
Only time will tell the difference between a fad and a trend. Similarly, brands’ enduring power is measured in decades and centuries instead of days.
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July 25 - News
Chanos' newest short idea is the machinery giant Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT).
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July 25 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has bounced back from this morning's steep losses, down a negligible seven points as of 2:20 p.m. EDT.
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July 25 - News
When a world-famous investor known for successfully short-selling stocks takes aim at a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, the market takes notice.
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July 25 - News
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) will release its quarterly report on Monday, and even with the sluggishness in the economies of many of the fastest-growing countries in the...
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July 25 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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July 25 - Hedge Funds
Second-quarter earnings have been fairly strong across the market, but that's largely due to cost-cutting and margin expansion, not revenue growth.
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July 24 - News
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is down 4.42% on its price since the start of this year due to a 51% decline in sales, with sales in China down by 47% year-over-year.
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July 24 - News
Critics characterize the Chinese economic boom as nothing more than a credit-fuelled bubble, one destined to burst with disastrous consequences.
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July 24 - News
Jim Chanos is famous for shorting Enron, which, among other prescient shorts, has rightly earned him a stellar reputation as a short seller.
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July 24 - News
Hedge fund manager James S.
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July 23 - News
Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX) has stood out as one of the resilient stocks in an otherwise lackluster construction equipment space this year.
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July 23 - News
Jim Chanos, one of the world’s most well-known short sellers, has chosen a new target for his short position. It is Caterpillar Inc.
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July 22 - News
Chanos argued that Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)’s business is largely dependent on the Chinese construction boom. He also cited issues with Caterpillar Inc.
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July 22 - News
This year the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been a steady climber, reaching new all-time closing and intraday trading highs.
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July 22 - News
Not too many years ago, it seemed that the U.S. was losing (or lost) its manufacturing edge over much of the world. Jobs were disappearing. Plants were shutting down.
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July 22 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), H.J.
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July 18 - Hedge Funds
On July 17th, famous short seller Jim Chanos of Kynikos (the short seller who played a key role in uncovering fraud at Enron and WorldCom) mentioned at the Delivering Alpha conference...
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July 17 - Hedge Funds
In a gasoline engine, fuel is mixed with air, compressed by pistons, and then ignited via a spark plug.
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July 17 - News
For the sixth straight month, more than 70% of all American metropolitan areas are showing growth in their housing markets.
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July 15 - News
The S&P 500 rose a whopping 14% this year, outperforming the most optimistic forecasts. Unfortunately, the market may not be as robust as this figure may make it appear.
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July 15 - News
Despite a few big losers this past week, which we'll get to in a moment, the major indexes all performed really well during the past five trading sessions, and the Dow Jones Industrial...
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July 15 - News
Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) has not had a good time of late. Since the beginning of the year, while the market has advanced significantly, Joy Global Inc.
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July 15 - News
The poor performance of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)’s stock in recent months may have steered investors away.
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July 10 - News
Economic problems in the Eurozone and the sluggish economic recovery in China has impacted the growth of the global commodity demand. Due to these factors Joy Global Inc.
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July 9 - News
Given the dependency of its stock on the global economy, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is always subject to the occasional stock-price dip and experiences rough headlines almost...
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July 9 - News
What happens when the unstoppable force known as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) meets the immovable object known as short-sellers? Thus far, the answer...
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July 8 - News
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) will be one of the first companies to release its earnings for the quarter.
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July 5 - News
I like to invest in undervalued dividend growth stocks with strong competitive advantages.
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July 5 - News
Half of 2013 is in the books, and the Dow Jones Industrials are up 14% on the year thus far.
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July 5 - News
A country's economic activity is the prime driver of its machinery industry's demand.
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July 2 - News
Aside from periods of irrational exuberance, most gains in this market have not been created by fundamental improvements in the global economy.
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July 2 - News
So here we are at the middle of 2013 already. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 1,950 points -- or 15% -- year to date.
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July 2 - News
With the stock market already having put in a strong year's worth of performance in just the first six months of 2013, investors are torn between fear and greed.
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July 1 - News
Value investing isn't all about finding low-priced stocks.
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July 1 - News
Recently, corporate America has been faced with a problem.
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July 1 - News
Enterprise value is a measure of a company's value.
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June 28 - News
There's no denying that Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) stock has been stuck in a rut lately.
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June 28 - News
