Caterpillar Inc

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3M (MMM) is expected to post earnings per share (or EPS) of $2.01 in 4Q17, an increase of 6.9% over 4Q16.

In 2012, Caterpillar (CAT) had a market share of 7% in the excavator manufacturing industry. Its share doubled to 14% YTD in 2016.

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Brunswick Corporation (BC) has a market cap of $4.1 billion. Its stock fell by 3.4% to close at $44.95 per share on July 5, 2016.

Metal service centers account for about one-fifth of U.S. Steel’s total revenues. This makes these centers an important customer segment for the company.

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Although the US doesn’t export much crude oil to China, the additional supply of cheap Iranian oil could pressure both Brent and WTI crude prices.

On Wednesday, the Dow Jones fell while other major US indexes moved up. The Dow was mainly pulled down by two of its high-weighted stocks—Boeing (BA) and Caterpillar (CAT).

Atlantic Equities downgraded Caterpillar (CAT) from “neutral” to “underweight.” Atlantic Equities analyst Richard Radbourne also lowered Caterpillar’s earnings estimates for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered minor gains on March 25, while other major US indexes fell.

3M offers pension and post-retirement benefit plans to its employees. The company has more than 75 defined benefit plans in 27 countries.

Caterpillar’s Resource Industries segment is the company’s lowest revenue contributor. The segment had a revenue share of 18% in the second quarter.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported revenues of $14.01 billion in the second quarter—an increase of 23.7% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.

Caterpillar’s (CAT) growth of 7.0% in total sales and revenues for the first half of 2017 were mainly driven by sales of the machinery, energy, and transportation segment.

Manufacturing activity in China expanded in June 2017 compared to its fall in May. Chinese manufacturing activity is showing a mixed outlook for economic growth in 2017.

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China’s (FXI) economic activity slowed down in May 2017 as the country’s manufacturing activity touched its 11-month low.

The British pound (FXB) (GBB) is trading at 31-year low of 1.25 as of February 2017, its lowest level since 1985. The currency fell ~11% in 2016.

Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, will declare its 3Q16 earnings before the market opens on October 25.

Caterpillar logged four consecutive quarters of operating losses in the Resource Industries segment—it houses the mining equipment business.

Caterpillar (CAT) released its retail statistics for July on a three-month rolling basis on August 18. However, Caterpillar’s retail sales fell in July.

The US and Canada regions were responsible for 63.9%, 63%, and 66.1% of Deere & Company’s (DE) total revenues in 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively.

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