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September 5 - News
Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and the operator of stores selling construction and agricultural equipment has seen revenue...
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September 4 - News
We focus today on Industrials, in particular on Heavy Machinery and Vehicles, with two articles: this one on Caterpillar, Inc.
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September 3 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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September 3 - Dividend Stocks, News
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) discussed its F3 Q2013 earnings recently; the company also announced a quarterly dividend of $.51 a share yesterday.
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September 3 - Earnings Report, News
At the moment, there are a multitude of gauges market participants can use to analyze publicly traded companies.
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September 3 - News
The Chinese economic slowdown and the drop in global mining activity have served as strong headwinds for heavy-machinery makers Caterpillar Inc.
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August 29 - News
Because companies sometimes fail to deliver despite tall claims and promises, I usually take management statements with a pinch of salt.
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August 28 - News
The domestic farm sector continues to do well, despite the country's slow economic expansion and lower prices for certain commodities.According to the USDA, aggregate cash receipts...
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August 28 - News
If you were to ask many of your peers, hedge funds are seen as overrated, outdated financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News
In the financial world, there are dozens of gauges market participants can use to track publicly traded companies. Two of the best are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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August 26 - News
A comment that 'the world needs to double food production by 2050', followed up by 'historic rates of yield growth would lead to significant shortfalls', deserves to capture the...
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August 23 - News
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) reported higher than expected quarterly earnings earlier this month as sales of tractors and harvesters in the Americas rose.
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August 23 - News
Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 22 - News
In the 14 years between its creation in 1990 and 2004, AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) set out on a mission to become one of the largest agriculture equipment suppliers in the world...
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August 22 - News
The American farmer is the backbone of the economy, not just here at home but also around the world.
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August 16 - News
The Securities and Exchange Commission is delaying its civil action against billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A.
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August 9 - Hedge Funds
Weak investment sentiment in the industry has affected the demand for construction equipment.
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August 5 - News
The world's population will grow by about 2 billion people by 2050, according to the UN.
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August 1 - News
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)'s stock has been a roller coaster ride. It rallied from the low $20's in the depth of the financial crisis to a high of $116.
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July 31 - News
During 2013, shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) have declined by nearly 8.5%.
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July 29 - News
Since the beginning of the year, the S&P 500 has enjoyed a nice run, returning as much as 18.64%. The S&P 500 is not valued cheaply anymore, with a forward P/E ratio of 14.85.
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July 27 - News
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
By using a relatively small allocation of your equity portfolio's assets, you can effectively capture these returns and have the potential to build greater wealth at what I believe...
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July 26 - Stock Analysis
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
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
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
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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July 24 - 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
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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July 19 - 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
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)'s brand name has permeated the agricultural equipment industry for 175 years, and its strong dealer network supports its high-quality products.
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July 3 - News
A country's economic activity is the prime driver of its machinery industry's demand.
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July 2 - News
The second quarter of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)’s fiscal year ended in April, with the company experiencing a 9% increase in revenue versus a year earlier but only a 3% rise...
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June 28 - Stock Analysis
Investors should always look at the big picture and have a long-term time horizon. The reality is that people need to eat.
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June 27 - News
Slowdown in the global economy has hit the construction equipment industry hard, leaving investors in the lurch. Industry leader Caterpillar Inc.
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June 27 - News
Like many individual investors out there, my first lesson into stock investing focused on the key metrics.
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June 20 - News
You may know the phrase "..... our favorite holding period is forever," part of a famous line uttered by mega-billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett.
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June 18 - News
Amidst a difficult macroeconomic climate, is Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) still the right construction stock? How is Cummins Inc.
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June 18 - News
"The rich will eat organic and the poor will eat poison," went one comment in reply to a story quoting New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman that labeling genetically modified...
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June 18 - News
The global economy continues its gradual, albeit painfully slow, recovery from the financial crisis.
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June 12 - News
When it comes to agricultural equipment, it's hard to find a better-known name than Deere & Company (NYSE:DE).
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June 11 - News
The worldwide economic recovery appears to be encouraging; particularly, a couple of select sectors are demonstrating optimistic signs in fiscal year 2013.
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June 11 - News
