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The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	JLG Gets a Little Catty An alliance with Caterpillar should expand sales and accelerate global growth. Of course, this is still a company with heavy cyclical exposure, so investors should be aware of the above-average risks that presents.
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The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Cascade Lifts, but Can It Hold? Investors were clearly impressed with the equipment manufacturer's second-quarter earnings results, sending the stock up some 14%.
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The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 Brian Gorman	Is Caterpillar Squirming? The company's stock took a hit yesterday, but it's a good buy if economic conditions continue to improve.
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The Motley Fool September 21, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Should You Let This Cat Out of the Bag? With a strong business line, good performance and great growth moves, Caterpillar looks well placed to take advantage of the growing global markets.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Caterpillar Gets Bulldozed An earnings miss and concerns about costs and the economy hit this stock hard. Long-term investors who can hold on for a decade or more probably aren't all that worried, but this quarter does offer a lesson to short-termers in the potential risks of playing the cycles.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lincoln Electric Burns Through Another Quarter This mid-cap welding company is reaping the benefits of a cyclical upswing in manufacturing activity. The here, though, is that even with newly pumped-up growth estimates, this stock is only undervalued by around 10% or so.
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The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Cummins Break the Cycle? Management believes the company is less cyclical, but investors should be cautious and do an above-average level of due diligence and modeling work before buying the shares.
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The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Tim Beyers	Economic Catnip for Caterpillar Huge profits persist, but the company says there's no end in sight. The company raised its earnings guidance for all of fiscal 2006 to $4.85 to $5.20 per share, holding sales guidance at $40 billion. Both are notable signs of optimism.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	Investing in Cyclicals The trick with buying a cyclical stock is to catch the wave just after it's crashed into the shore and the stock price has been annihilated by the end of the boom cycle. You want it when its P/E ratio is high.
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