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Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... first quarter 2011 earnings result from other "growth-drivers of the economy". Here are my four for your four: Alcoa, Caterpillar, Intel, JP Morgan. "Defensive stocks outperforming. The best performers lately include utility companies American Water ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... 53.3 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 4,899. NEW YORK - US stocks rose modestly on Friday, with Dow blue chips spurred by Caterpillar's earnings while the Nasdaq struggled after lacklustre Microsoft results and a poor Research in Motion forecast. Despite ...

Experts bullish on US despite debt gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... corporations had shed staff and cut wages drastically in the height of the crisis making them far more profitable. Caterpillar, Schlumberger and stocks in the materials, energy and infrastructure sectors were a good bet along with tech stocks that addressed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... 1,333.51, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.68 points (0.13 per cent) to 2,796.14. Among the Dow's losers, Caterpillar, General Electric and McDonald's all gave up around one per cent of their value. The US bond market was mixed. The yield ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... cent, at 1,332.41 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 8.53 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 2,789.60 points. Caterpillar was among the Dow's biggest gainers, rising 1.6 per cent. Coca Cola was up 1.4 per cent and Home Depot was up by the same amount. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... following a Venezuelan offer to mediate the conflict in Libya also helped the market. Most sectors were higher with Caterpillar, up 3.3 per cent, leading a strong surge by major capital goods firms. Apple gained 2.1 per cent a day after founder Steve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... off a series of mixed economic data and focused on second-quarter earnings, especially those of Dow members AT&T, Caterpillar and 3M which topped analysts' profit projections. A better than expected report on housing and encouraging signs of growth in ...

Seek and thou shalt find

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... companies in the S&P 500 that have already reported their first quarter earnings have topped forecasts. Just last night, Caterpillar - heavy equipment manufacturer and the world's largest bulldozer maker - reported first quarter EPS of US$0.50, more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... inflation data prompted investors to book recent gains despite strong results from bellwethers, including Apple and Caterpillar. New construction of US homes rose less than expected in September and US producer prices posted an unexpected decline, both ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... Japanese market is expected to continue to take its cue from US corporate earnings for now, with figures from Yahoo, Caterpillar, and Microsoft due next week, dealers said. Technology shares were among the rising shares in the wake of well received earnings ...