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01/26/12--07:28: Caterpillar Continues Strong Run (chan 1543441)

Caterpillar Inc <CAT.N> reported a 58 percent rise in quarterly earnings on Thursday that blew away Wall Street expectations and it projected strong growth for 2012 despite global economic uncertainly.


01/26/12--09:35: Market pauses after rally as housing sputters (chan 1543441)

Wall Street edged loweron Thursday as housing and financial stocks lost ground after weaker-than-expected housing data gave investors reason to pause after a recent rally.


01/26/12--10:35: Market slips after rally as housing sputters (chan 1543441)

Wall Street dipped on Thursday as housing and financial stocks declined after weaker-than-expected housing data gave investors reason to pause after a recent rally.


01/26/12--11:07: Cooling China Worries Some Multinationals (chan 1543441)

Slowing growth in China is emerging as a concern in some of this quarter's earnings reports from U.S. multinationals that have long relied on strong growth in China and other emerging markets to drive their profits.


01/26/12--12:35: Wall Street Falls on Weak Housing Data (chan 1543441)

Stocks fell on Thursday, interrupting a recent rally, as investors booked profits after weaker-than-expected housing data.


01/26/12--13:42: January rally interrupted as buyers pull back (chan 1543441)

A month-long rally on Wall Street appears to be sputtering as stocks slipped on Thursday in what investors called a possible warning of weakness ahead.


01/26/12--14:00: Caterpillar profit jumps 58 percent (chan 1543441)

Caterpillar Inc <CAT.N> reported a 58 percent rise in quarterly earnings that blew away Wall Street expectations on record sales of construction and mining equipment, and projected strong growth for 2012.


01/26/12--14:27: U.S. Stocks Pull Back from Gains; Fed Hurts Dollar (chan 1543441)

U.S. stocks sagged on Thursday as traders cashed in on red-hot bank and technology shares, while the Federal Reserve's commitment to easy money to help the U.S. economy rebound weakened the dollar.


01/26/12--14:34: Global Markets Overview - 27 January 2012 (chan 1543441)

U.S. stocks declined slightly Thursday, giving back early gains as a round of disappointing economic data offset strong earnings from blue-chips and the Federal Reserve's pledge to hold down interest rates. (Read on for Global Markets).


01/26/12--14:52: Australian Market Leads - 27 January 2012 (chan 1543441)

The Australian Stock Market is seen benefiting from overnight gains, with the commodities-related stocks taking on the limelight on Friday's trading.


01/27/12--06:17: Nikkei Eases; Loss Forecasts Hit Nintendo, NEC (chan 1543441)

Japanese shares slipped on Friday, easing further from a three-month high hit earlier this week, after forecasts of big annual losses from NEC Corp, Nintendo Co Ltd and Nippon Steel Corp.


01/29/12--15:22: US: Growth Solid, But Detail Weak (chan 1543441)

The US economy's performance in the December quarter and 2011 underlined the performance of much of the global economy: warm in places, cool in others.


01/31/12--13:00: Bruised by Icahn Fight, Oshkosh Ups Accountability (chan 1543441)

Even in defeat, Carl Icahn can change companies.


01/31/12--13:35: Cummins 4Q Earnings Preview: Engine Demand, Construction Recovery Expected to Boost Manufacturer (chan 1543441)

The Columbus, Ind.-based company is expected to earn $424 million, or $2.24 per share, up from 362 million or $1.84 per share in the year earlier period, estimates carried by Thomson Reuters said. Analysts expect revenue of $4.7 billion, up from $4.1 billion in the year earlier period.


02/01/12--05:21: January 2012 - Gold, Silver, Currency and Asset Performance Review (chan 1543441)

It was gold's best start to the year since the start of the bull market in 2000. There are conflicting media reports as to whether this is the best January performance since 1980, 1983 or 1999. Gold rose 11% in US dollar terms, 8.6% in GBP terms and 9.8% euro terms or more correctly these fiat currencies fell by this amount against immutable gold (*see various currency tables).


02/01/12--07:55: ISM Manufacturing Index Rises to 54.1% in January (chan 1543441)

U.S. manufacturing activities expanded at a faster pace in January, according to a closely-watched reading on the health of the sector in a demonstration that manufacturing is starting out the year on a positive note.


02/01/12--13:35: Wall Street Starts February Strong on Factory Data, Greece (chan 1543441)

Stocks extended January's rally on Wednesday after upbeat global manufacturing data boosted sentiment and as Greece neared a long-delayed deal with private creditors.


02/02/12--13:49: Veterans help manufacturers plug skills gap (chan 1543441)

Three years ago Gabe Collins was on the front line in Kandahar province, one of the most dangerous places in war-ravaged Afghanistan, conducting search and rescue missions with the U.S. Navy.


02/10/12--10:56: Wall St falls after three-day rise (chan 1543441)

Stocks fell on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on pace for its first weekly decline in the past six, after another snag in negotiations for a financial bailout package for Greece.


02/10/12--13:49: S&P suffers year's biggest loss as Greek deal falters (chan 1543441)

The S&P 500 posted its biggest daily percentage decline thus far in 2012 on Friday after an about-face on Greece's long-awaited debt deal ended a five-week streak of gains for equities.


02/12/12--20:14: Analysis:China offshore yuan market booms even as yuan bets fade (chan 1543441)

Three years after China launched its most ambitious experiment yet to give its currency more global clout, some market watchers are writing its epitaph, saying Beijing is not loosening its grip on the yuan fast enough to attract sustained interest.


02/13/12--11:01: Deere & Company Earnings Preview: Q1 Boosted by U.S. Farm Income (chan 1543441)

Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of farm tractors and combines, is expected to report strong fiscal first quarter results as U.S. farmers flush with cash update aging fleets and Deere's products gain greater acceptance in Brazil.


02/15/12--05:51: Deere & Company 1Q Earnings Top Estimates on Strong Farm Income (chan 1543441)

Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of farm tractors and combines, reported a 3.7 percent fiscal first quarter earnings increase that topped analysts' estimates, as U.S. farmers flush with cash update aging fleets.


02/15/12--08:35: S&P reaches 7-month high before hitting wall (chan 1543441)

The S&P 500 index hit a fresh 7-month high before giving up some gains on Wednesday after mixed data on the U.S. economy and news of a possible delay in Greece's bailout.


02/15/12--11:49: Stock Market Drops After Hitting Technical Wall (chan 1543441)

U.S. stocks gave up gains on Wednesday as the S&P 500 hit a technical barrier near a nine-month high and Apple shares erased a 3 percent advance.


02/15/12--12:00: Market Declines After Hitting Technical Wall (chan 1543441)

Stocks gave up gains on Wednesday as the S&P 500 hit a technical barrier near a nine-month high and Apple shares erased a 3 percent advance.


02/15/12--13:19: Markets' Appetite for Risk Drops on Greek Bailout, Default Worries (chan 1543441)

Shares of big industrial companies led stocks down, worries about a possible delay in a second Greek bailout package intensified and a middling report on manufacturing in the U.S. Northeast combined Wednesday to curb the markets' enthusiasm for risk.


02/15/12--13:49: Apple falls, and Wall Street follows (chan 1543441)

Stocks fell on Wednesday for the third session in four, with market direction largely dictated by the swings in shares of Apple, the largest company in the world.


02/15/12--14:21: Apple falls, drags Wall Street lower (chan 1543441)

Stocks fell on Wednesday for the third session in four, with market direction largely dictated by the swings in shares of Apple, the largest company in the world.


02/17/12--13:25: Wall Street up on Greece Optimism: Daily Markets Wrap (chan 1543441)

U.S. stocks presented a mixed picture Friday as the blue chips hovered around recent highs ahead of a long holiday weekend that includes a postponed meeting of Eurozone officials expected to keep a lid on Greece's debt troubles. Meanwhile, tech stocks lagged behind after Thursday's big rally.