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Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar, Inc. said this week that it reduced its inventories by $2 billion in the fourth quarter as global sales declined from a year …

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Heavy equipment operates at Fortescue Metals Cloudbreak iron ore mine, about 250km … at least part of its $10 billion debt pile, with investors expecting sales …

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Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. boosted its exports from approximately $9 … pleased by the dollar’s decline, knowing that it turbocharges export sales.

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Heavy equipment maker slashing more jobs amid global drop in demand Below: … largest maker of mining and construction equipment, has seen its sales …

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The potent brew of a weak recovery, falling revenues and high debt has claimed another municipal victim. This time, it’s Harrisburg, Pa., the state capital …

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Looking for an alternative to frenzied shopping malls and packed commercial districts on Black Friday? A few outfits are calling for some anti-consumer …

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If you think there is no such thing as a sure bet in a casino, you haven’t tried playing golf at one. Despite troubled times, casinos have funded a golf …

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Over the past decade, U.S. businesses increasingly have relied on contract workers as a way to keep a lid on health care and retirement benefit costs and …

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KABUL — U.S. Gen. John Allen took over command of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan from Gen. David Petraeus Sunday, hours after insurgents killed …

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