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Bankers are predicting a burgeoning offshore market for renminbi-denominated bonds as corporates increasingly turn to the Chinese currency to issue debt, making it only a matter of time before the renminbi is on a par with dollars, euros and yen.

Caterpillar Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its sales forecast, sending its shares to an all-time high, as rising commodity prices increased mining industry demand for its earth-moving equipment.

Dow once again briefly surpassed 12,000 points as stocks rose slightly on strong earnings reports.

US stocks modestly rose in early trade on Thursday, following weaker-than-expected reports on initial jobless claims, durable goods orders and mixed corporate earnings.

The Dow and S&P were little changed on Thursday as disappointing labor market data offset strong results from Caterpillar, but a strong outlook from Qualcomm lifted the Nasdaq.

The companies that reported earnings before the markets open on Thursday are: AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Altria, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Motorola Solutions, Colgate-Palmolive, Celgene and Lockheed Martin.

Stock index futures were slightly higher on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 closed at a 29-month high as several bellwether companies reported strong results.

A key measure of business activity strengthened again in December, a lender group told Reuters on Tuesday, as companies borrowed more money to invest in their operations and did a better job of staying

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a modestly higher opening on Thursday ahead of economic data including durable goods orders and pending home sales as well as slew of earnings reports.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Thursday are: Microsoft, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, AT&T, Altria Group, Caterpillar, Colgate-Palmolive and Eli Lilly.

Boeing Co. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. drive Dow to highest point since June 2008.

Stocks closed modestly lower, but well above intra-day lows, as the tech sector incurred the heaviest losses on fears of Chinese interest rate hikes.

Michelle Obama asks American students to study in China, stressing the need for competitiveness and cooperation

U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, overcoming weak Citigroup results and concerns circling Apple after news of Chief Executive Steve Jobs' medical leave.

U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, overcoming weak Citigroup results and concerns circling Apple after Chief Executive Steve Jobs' medical leave.

Investigators into the violent and deadly natural gas line explosion in San Bruno, California on Sept. 9, 2010, have discovered that certain pipe segments were welded only from the outside, not from both inside and outside the pipe, the National Transportation Safety Board said today.

Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) $7.6 billion-acquisition of rival Bucyrus International is likely to trigger a consolidation of the attractive mining equipment industry.

Stocks on major U.S. indices opened higher as takeovers and faster-than-estimated growth in retail sales fueled optimism in the economy.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Bucyrus International, Isilon Systems, Mediacom Communications, Telestone Technologies, Heartware International, GTSI, Amtech Systems, EDAP TMS, LJ International, and Joy Global.

Caterpillar Inc., which makes earthmoving machinery, agreed to buy rival Bucyrus International for a total of $7.6 billion, or $92 per share, in cash to boost its presence in the mining equipment industry.

Global demand is increasingly shifting to emerging economies, and American firms, especially small businesses, should adjust to this new reality.

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Caterpillar Inc reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year outlook, citing sales growth in emerging markets, especially from customers in mining and energy.

Caterpillar Inc reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, and raised its full-year outlook, citing continued strong sales growth in emerging markets.

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N), the U.S. machinery giant that sells billions of dollars of earth-moving equipment and other products to China each year, said on Saturday it was heartened by China's move to gradually make the yuan more flexible, saying it would help lift U.S. exports.

When Jim Owens, the CEO of Caterpillar Inc , retires next month, it will mark the end of a long career bookended by corporate crises and displays of a tough-love approach to leadership and the company's workforce.

Caterpillar Inc said on Wednesday that its Chief Financial Officer Dave Burritt will retire next month as part a major management restructuring that will also lead to the departure of four other top executives.

The Dow industrials rose on Monday on Caterpillar's strong results, while weak bank shares left the broad S&P 500 index little changed.

The Dow industrials rose on Monday on strong results from Caterpillar, while weakness in financial shares left the broad S&P 500 index little changed.