Caterpillar stock drops nearly 3% as tariff jitters rattle industrials — what to watch next
New York, Jan 20, 2026, 20:45 (EST) — Market closed Caterpillar Inc shares closed Tuesday down 2.8% at $629, having fluctuated between $625.07 and $644.00 during the session. Trading volume hit roughly 2.7 million shares. The decline followed Wall Street’s sharpest single-day fall in three months, triggered by President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on imports from eight…