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Record $20.5B quarterly sales driven by data center demand and a $72B backlog.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes traded higher Tuesday, after it was reported the U.S. and Iran had reached "some sort of an arrangement" for a peace deal.

Investing.com -- Strong second-quarter earnings from major U.S. companies have pushed stock indexes to fresh highs and eased concerns that the rally relies too heavily on a small group of artificial intelligence companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Caterpillar delivered a quarter that its own leadership called historic. Sales topped $20 billion for the first time in company history, and profit per share jumped 73% from last year. Notably, Caterpillar's (CAT) adjusted operating margin came in at 21.9%, boosted by a surprise recovery of tariff ...

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) reported higher second-quarter sales, orders and adjusted EBITDA, citing strong crane demand, improved operating execution and a net benefit from tariff-related items. The company raised its full-year outlook for sales, adjusted EBITDA, earnings per share and free cash flow. Se

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Caterpillar's construction and power businesses benefited as data-center investment helped quarterly revenue jump 24%.

Caterpillar raises its 2026 sales outlook as record backlog, stronger segment demand and added power capacity support higher second-half growth.

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The industrial equipment maker saw stronger-than-expected North American construction sales and continued momentum for AI-related infrastructure. A $392 million tariff refund also bolstered profits.

The Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs as AI-linked earnings lifted stocks leaving questions about when the bubble will burst.

Korean memory-chip manufacturer SK Hynix late last month booked roughly $65 billion in profit for the quarter ended June 30, a 13-fold increase from last year. Hynix earned almost as much money in 90 days as it had in the prior 29 years since its IPO, total. The reports, though outstanding on basically every measure, still fell short of Wall Street’s sky-high expectations for chip companies.

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CAT delivers historic Q2 with 73% adjusted EPS growth, driven by surging data center demand and broad-based strength across all segments.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) reported record second-quarter sales and revenues of $20.5 billion, up 24% from a year earlier, as demand increased across its Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Power & Energy segments. The company said it was the first quarter in its history with more than

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US equities rallied intraday, fueled by upbeat earnings reports and hopes that the Strait of Hormuz

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Caterpillar Inc. surged after the company crushed Wall Street's second-quarter expectations and raised its sales outlook, easing concerns that demand for power-generation equipment used in data centers was beginning to cool. Bloomberg's Chris Ciolino joins to discuss.

Data-center developers’ demand for generators is booming, and Caterpillar is racing to meet it. The construction equipment maker said Tuesday it converted an existing plant in Wamego, Kan., to make turbine engines popular with data centers. Caterpillar also is resuming production of 10-megawatt generators, last made in 2022, and which the company expects to begin shipping in the fourth quarter.

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Tuesday, as investors grew more opt

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Wayfair (W) shares jumped after the furniture retailer gave third-quarter guidance during its earnings call. The company said it expects high single-digit revenue growth in the current quarter. - McDonald's (MCD) is rising after the fast-food chain reported comparable sales for the second quarter that are slightly below the sell-side consensus estimate, while adjusted EPS was ahead. - Caterpillar (CAT) shares are surging after the company's second-quarter earnings blew past Wall Street's second-quarter expectations, easing concerns over the growth of power-generation equipment sales to data centers. - Palantir (PLTR) shares jumped after the company boosted full-year revenue and income forecasts and described commercial demand for its data analytics tools as "otherworldly." Palantir now expects $4.89 billion to $4.91 billion in adjusted income from operations this year.

Caterpillar shares jumped in early trading after the heavy-equipment provider raised its outlook for the year—giving the Dow industrials a big lift. As of right now, the stock has single-handedly added 313.

Caterpillar Inc. crushed Wall Street's second-quarter expectations as the company reported stronger sales across its businesses, posted a record equipment backlog and increased its forecast for 2026 sales. Matthew Griffin reports on Bloomberg Television.

Caterpillar said the artificial intelligence boom continues to drive demand for its engines and generators, while healthy construction spending is spurring sales of its dump trucks, bulldozers and excavators.

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By Nandan Mandayam Aug 4 (Reuters) - Caterpillar raised its annual revenue growth forecast after beating second-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday, benefiting from a buildout of AI data centers that

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT, XETRA:CAT) shares jumped 11% to $923 in pre-market trading on Tuesday after booming demand for power-generation equipment helped the industrial group deliver record quarterly revenue. Sales increased 24% to $20.5 billion in the second quarter, beating the $19.3...