PEORIA, Ill., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said it would cut 19,500 jobs after fourth quarter profits fell 32 percent compared to a year ago.

PEORIA, Ill., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Caterpillar Inc. said it is creating five new divisions, including one in China, to better serve its global customer base.

LAS VEGAS, March 13 (UPI) -- U.S. farm and heavy equipment maker Deere & Co. Thursday said it will lean on overseas markets, where construction equipment sales are expected to boom.

LAS VEGAS, March 12 (UPI) -- Caterpillar Inc. Chairman Jim Owens said Wednesday the company will invest in production capacity in 2008, banking on growth in emerging economies.

ROSEMONT, Ill., March 22 (UPI) -- A top U.S. manufacturing executive Wednesday warned Congress to cut its anti-trade rhetoric and focus on keeping China ties positive. Jim Owens, Caterpillar CEO and keynote speaker at the National Manufacturing Week meeting, said he could think of "no fas

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PEORIA, Ill., June 9 (UPI) -- Caterpillar Inc. of Illinois said Wednesday its board of directors agreed to raise the company's common stock dividend 11 percent.

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Four men believed to be associates of Saudi terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden were sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for their roles in the 19