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Caterpillar announced a plan to resume talks with the United Steelworkers union at a plant in South Milwaukee, Wis.

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said late on Monday that it would resume contract talks with the union representing about 800 Milwaukee workers who make specialized mining machinery.

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said late on Monday that it would resume contract talks with the union representing about 800 Milwaukee workers who make specialized mining machinery.

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said on Monday that retail demand for its construction and mining equipment continued to be sluggish in April, though the sales picture appeared to be improving in almost every market outside North America.

Caterpillar Incsaid on Monday that retail demand for its construction and mining equipment continued to be sluggish in April, though the sales picture appeared to be improving in almost every market outside North America.

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said on Monday that retail demand for its construction and mining equipment continued to be sluggish in April, though the sales picture appeared to be improving in almost every market outside North America.

CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said on Monday that retail demand for its construction and mining equipment continued to be sluggish in April, though the sales picture appeared to be improving in almost every market outside North America.

Despite an improvement in the U.S., the global economy is still trying to get off the ground, as Caterpillar?s sales numbers revealed on Monday.  The world?s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment saw retail sales of machines

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc's deal to cut the purchase price of a Chinese mining-equipment maker it bought last year ends an embarrassing episode that overshadowed the company's effort to expand in China and distracted its executives for mont

Caterpillar Inc'sdeal to cut the purchase price of a Chinese mining-equipment maker it bought last year ends an embarrassing episode that overshadowed the company's effort to expand in China and distracted its executives for months.

* Caterpillar now needs to show how ERA advances China strategy

* Caterpillar now needs to show how ERA advances China strategy

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Corporate profits have been on the rise for some years now, but wages are stagnant, at best. That's best illustrated by these two charts, showing the trends in corporate profits as a percentage of GDP, compared to wages. Caterpillar, the world's lar

(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc and China-based Mining Machinery Ltd said on Thursday they have settled outstanding issues related to Caterpillar's acquisition of mining equipment firm ERA and its Siwei unit through a reduction in the purchase price.

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) reported a drastic drop in quarterly profits on Thursday. Dell shares closed at $13.43 yesterday.Caterpillar Inc.

May 17 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc has reached a deal to cut $135 million from the price owed for a Chinese mining equipment maker, after accounting irregularities were discovered at the acquired company that forced Caterpillar to take a $580 million

May 17 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc has reached adeal to cut $135 million from the price owed for a Chinesemining equipment maker, after accounting irregularities werediscovered at the acquired company that forced Caterpillar totake a $580 million imp

May 17 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc has reached a deal to cut $135 million from the price owed for a Chinese mining equipment maker, after accounting irregularities were discovered at the acquired company that forced Caterpillar to take a $580 million

The US group secures a $135m reduction to the purchase price of the Chinese group it bought in 2012, following writedown in January

Caterpillar said it has reduced the cost of its controversial purchase of a Chinese mining equipment firm that prompted the U.S. machinery giant to take a big write down following alleged accounting "irregularities."

May 16 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc and China-based Mining Machinery Ltd said on Thursday they have settled outstanding issues related to Caterpillar's acquisition of mining equipment firm ERA and its Siwei unit through a reduction in the purchase pri

May 16 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc and China-based Mining Machinery Ltd said on Thursday they have settled outstanding issues related to Caterpillar's acquisition of mining equipment firm ERA and its...

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Below are the top conglomerates stocks in terms of earnings per share.The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is $7.42. Caterpillar's ROE for the same period is 29.55%.The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at U

(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said Thursday that a bid by the United Steelworkers Union to re-open contract talks on behalf of workers in Milwaukee who make mining machinery had not resulted in a breakthrough and that no new meetings between the two si

May 9 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said Thursday that a bid by the United Steelworkers Union to re-open contract talks on behalf of workers in Milwaukee who make mining machinery had not resulted in a breakthrough and that no new meetings between the

Caterpillar Inc. and the United Steelworkers Union have suspended contract negotiations for mining-machinery workers in Milwaukee after talks failed to produce an agreement.

Caterpillar on Wednesday will resume contract talks for its big mining-equipment plants in Milwaukee that will determine whether its approach to unions can accommodate well-paid workers inherited from a merger two years ago.

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