Caterpillar Stock News

Caterpillar's stock price has moved into a technical correction after falling by 12% from its highest level this year. It fell to $367, and is hovering at its lowest level since September.

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Investors seemed to shrug off the meltdown on Thursday. Some Dow Jones laggards of this period tried to rebound as well.

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It's now the end of the investing year. As is customary, the biggest investment banks in the industry are starting to come out and issue their views for 2025.

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IRVING, Texas , Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) voted today to maintain the quarterly dividend of one dollar and forty-one cents ($1.41) per share of common stock, payable Feb. 20, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 21, 2025. Caterpillar has paid a cash dividend every year since the company was formed and has pai...