Caterpillar earns down on weak sales
23989
Caterpillar Inc. , a maker of earthmoving equipment, on Friday said quarterly earnings fell more than expected due to lower sales of diesel truck engines, weakness in North American construction markets, and higher production costs.
476929
General Motors Corp  said on  Thursday its U.S vehicle sales fell 5.2 percent in December as  consumer demand softened amid a weak housing market and higher  gas prices.
729636
U.S. blue chip stocks closed lower on  Thursday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as disappointing  earnings from companies such as Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N put  pressure on the Dow.
301672
ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Co. is lowering its long-term targets for earnings and growth in sales volume amid continuing weakness in key markets.
304586
Stocks fell on Friday as manufacturer Caterpillar Inc's  disappointing profit fueled caution about the economy, while a pullback in crude oil prices from a record high hurt shares of energy companies.
731213
U.S. retailers on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected August sales, generating the smallest monthly gain in a year and a half as high gasoline prices cut into back-to-school spending.
406970
Lucent Technologies Inc. LU.N on  Wednesday posted lower quarterly earnings and disappointing  sales despite improved demand for wireless network products,  and the telecommunications gear maker's shares fell.
267409
Weak home and hardware sales drive lower fourth-quarter profits.
391727
Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N reported  higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as the U.S. economic  recovery spurred sales of its heavy construction machinery and  diesel engines, but results fell short of analysts' estimates,  sending its shares down nearly 5 percent.
189820
After a string of strong years, U.S.  auto sales are slowing and an increasing number of forecasts  say sales could fall next year to their lowest in nearly a  decade, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on  Monday.
480853
U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow and the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, after bellwether stocks Caterpillar Inc.  and Google Inc  posted disappointing earnings.
608409
U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday  as disappointing earnings from companies including Dow  component Caterpillar and higher oil prices weighed on  investors after two days of solid advances.
591500
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 US retailer, on Thursday posted weak November sales and gave its lowest monthly forecast in 19 months for December as high oil prices crimp core lower-income consumers&#39; spending.
156150
REVIEW RESULTS: Coca-Cola Co. lowered its targets for earnings and sales volume growth amid continuing weakness in key markets including North America.
502435
US BLUE-CHIP stocks slid lower yesterday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar, but technology shares remained higher after EBay posted strong earnings.
602445
Stocks dropped on Friday after heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc cut its profit forecast and warned the housing slump was spilling over into other parts of the economy.
68188
The toy maker reports lower fourth-quarter sales, but earnings still climb higher.