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Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% as Dow tops 50,000 — what’s next for CAT shares

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% as Dow tops 50,000 — what’s next for CAT shares

Caterpillar jumped 7.1% to $726.20 on Friday, catapulting the Dow past 50,000 for the first time as traders looked outside the tech giants. The stock has climbed roughly 27% this year, on top of its better than 50% rally in 2025. “What’s driven it recently has been the broadening we have seen in the market,” Horizon Investment Services CEO Chuck Carlson told Reuters.