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In times of volatility, investors often find comfort in a company maintaining a steady-as-we-go policy.
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IRVING, Texas , April 9, 2025 /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 May 20, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 21, 2025. Caterpillar has paid a cash dividend every year since the company was formed and has paid a quarterly dividend since 1933.
Wall Street is running the numbers on the tariffs, and the impact is not good for heavy equipment manufacturers.
Jim Cramer breaks down why he's keeping an eye on shares of Caterpillar.
Exhibit focuses on the future of equipment, technology and solutions IRVING, Texas , April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking its 100th anniversary, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is focusing on "The Next 100 Years" of innovation and sustainability at bauma Munich 2025, the world's leading trade show for construction equipment. The company's exhibit showcases the latest equipment, technologies, power solutions and services to help customers face jobsite challenges head on.
The stock market's nosedive last Thursday and Friday was not the worst two-day plunge in U.S. history.
Tariffs are spreading fear among investors and pushing for an increase in domestic manufacturing activity. Caterpillar and Deere are two iconic American manufacturers that will be partly affected by tariffs. In this article, I compare the two stocks to assess which one is the better pick right now.
Shares in Caterpillar (CAT -4.62%) were down by about 7.5% at 11 a.m. ET today as the market continued to sell off equities in the wake of tariff measures imposed on U.S. trade partners.
Equipment stocks Deere & Co (NYSE:DE) and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) are both succumbing to broad-market pressure today, after China announced retaliatory tariffs of 34% on the U.S. DE was last seen down 4.6% to trade at $426.72, hitting its lowest levels since mid-January.