Caterpillar stock ends near day’s high as CPI looms and Dow record talk builds
Caterpillar Inc shares climbed 1.9% to $629.77 on Monday, ending strong near the day’s highs after a weaker start.
Caterpillar stock hits a fresh record as Citi lifts target and traders look to CPI, earnings
Caterpillar Inc shares hit an intraday high on Monday, outpacing a steady U.S. market as investors focused on major industrial stocks ahead of key data releases and the upcoming late-January earnings season. The stock climbed $8.44, or roughly 1.4%, to $626.06 in afternoon trading, after peaking at $630.76 earlier in the day.
Caterpillar stock gains after CES AI assistant push; CPI and earnings are next test
Caterpillar Inc shares ended Friday higher after the heavy equipment maker pitched a new AI assistant and a broader automation push at CES in Las Vegas. The stock closed at $617.62, up 1.6%, with about 1.8 million shares traded.
Caterpillar stock near highs after jobs report, with tariffs and CPI next in focus
Caterpillar Inc shares climbed 1.56%, ending Friday at $617.62. The gain came amid a broad rally that lifted the S&P 500 to a record high.
Caterpillar stock drops more than 4% after-hours as CEO chair shift and AI push grab focus
Caterpillar Inc shares fell 4.3% in after-hours trading on Wednesday to $596.52. The stock briefly dipped to $595.84 earlier in the session; after-hours trading is the stretch after the closing bell when liquidity can be thinner.
Dow Jones today: Banks drag the index near 50,000 as Friday’s jobs report looms
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, about 1.3% shy of 50,000, slipped on Wednesday as bank shares retreated and traders digested fresh labor-market data. At 11:50 a.m. ET, the Dow fell 85.82 points, or 0.17%, to 49,376.26, while the S&P 500 gained 0.19% and the Nasdaq climbed 0.59%. JPMorgan slid 2.5% after Wolfe Research cut its rating, and “the economic news sort of fueled a little bit of profit taking,” said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth. Reuters
Caterpillar stock edges higher after-hours as CEO Joe Creed is tapped for chairman role
Caterpillar Inc. shares rose in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the machinery maker said CEO Joe Creed will become chairman on April 1, succeeding Jim Umpleby, who is retiring. The stock was up about 1.1% at $623.09, after earlier trading between $609.44 and $626.60. Reuters
Caterpillar stock rises on Cat AI Assistant launch as CES-Nvidia tie-up nears
Caterpillar Inc shares rose 1.2% to $623.73 on Tuesday, after the heavy equipment maker unveiled its Cat AI Assistant at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The stock ranged from $609.44 to $624.00 as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF gained about 0.3%.
Caterpillar stock jumps: what CAT plans to unveil with Nvidia at CES 2026
Caterpillar’s stock closed up 2.96% on Monday and was up about 0.3% in after-hours trading as the heavy equipment maker laid out plans to showcase “industrial AI” — artificial intelligence applied to machine and jobsite data — and autonomy, or equipment operating with less human control, at CES 2026. StockAnalysis+1
Caterpillar stock rises as CAT tees up CES 2026 AI keynote, expands Nvidia tie-up
Caterpillar shares rose about 2.7% on Monday after the heavy-equipment maker said it will showcase new Industrial AI and autonomy initiatives at CES 2026 and deepen its collaboration with Nvidia. Caterpillar Investors
Caterpillar stock jumps toward $600 as 2026 begins — what to watch next for CAT sharesNEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:56 ET — Market closed
Caterpillar Inc shares rose 4.4% on Friday, closing at $598.41 and finishing just shy of $600 after touching $599.60 in the session. The heavy-equipment maker opened at $577.59.
Dow Jones today: Friday rebound lifts the Dow ahead of ISM and jobs data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday’s session higher, giving U.S. blue chips a firmer start to 2026 after late-December selling. With Wall Street shut on Sunday, attention shifts to Monday’s open and a fresh run of economic data.
Caterpillar stock closes near $600 after Friday pop; CES keynote and jobs data next
Caterpillar Inc shares closed up 4.4% on Friday at $598.41, after touching $599.60 intraday. The heavy-equipment maker finished the week as one of the biggest boosts to the Dow’s first-session gain of 2026.
Aberdeen City Council meeting Jan. 5: property-tax appeals board, $205k excavator and bridge payment on agenda
Aberdeen, South Dakota’s city council meets Monday, Jan. 5, to decide whether to form a consolidated board of equalization with Brown County and the Aberdeen School District 6-1. The agenda also includes a $205,143 purchase of a Caterpillar excavator and a $35,949.78 pay request on the 10th Avenue SE bridge replacement. Aberdeen SD
Dow, S&P 500 snap losing streak as chip and AI stocks kick off 2026 with a rally
The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Friday to start 2026, snapping four-session losing streaks as semiconductor shares rallied, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished fractionally lower. Investopedia
Wall Street kicks off 2026 higher as chipmakers rally, Tesla slides on deliveries
The Dow rose 319.10 points, or 0.66%, to 48,382.39 on Friday and the S&P 500 added 0.19% to 6,858.47, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.03% to 23,235.63, as Wall Street opened 2026 with gains in chipmakers and industrials. Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategy at Charles Schwab, said investors have adopted a “buy the dip, sell the rip” mentality. Reuters
Dow Jones today: Boeing, Caterpillar power blue-chip rise as jobs report looms
With U.S. markets closed on Saturday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average last ended Friday up 319.10 points, or 0.7%, at 48,382.39 in Wall Street’s first session of 2026. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to 6,858.47, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.03% to 23,235.63, leaving all three major benchmarks down on the week. AP News
Caterpillar stock jumps toward $600 as 2026 trading starts; Wolfe lifts CAT target
Caterpillar Inc. shares last closed up $25.42, or 4.4%, at $598.41, outperforming most large industrial names on the first trading day of 2026.
U.S. attack on Venezuela: Trump says Maduro captured; what to watch for stocks next week
The U.S. struck Venezuela overnight and captured President Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said early on Saturday, promising more details at an 11 a.m. ET press conference in Florida. Venezuela’s government said attacks hit Caracas and several states and declared a national emergency. Reuters said the action would be the most direct U.S. intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama. Reuters
Caterpillar stock today: CAT closes near $600 after a 4.5% jump — here’s what investors watch next
Caterpillar Inc shares rose $25.54, or 4.46%, to close at $598.41 on Friday. The stock traded between $575.31 and $599.61 and finished about $29 below its recent high of $627.50, according to Investing.com data. Investing
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