(NEW YORK)Shares of some top machinery companies were mixed at the close of trading: Caterpillar rose $.49 or 1.4 percent, to $36.19.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of some top machinery companies are mixed at noon: Caterpillar rose $.41 or 1.1 percent, to $36.11.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of some top machinery companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Caterpillar fell $.25 or .7 percent, to $35.45.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of some top machinery companies were down at the close of trading: Caterpillar fell $1.26 or 3.4 percent, to $35.70.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of some top machinery companies are mixed at noon: Caterpillar rose $.41 or 1.1 percent, to $37.37.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of some top machinery companies are down at 10 a.m.: Caterpillar fell $.47 or 1.3 percent, to $36.49.READ MORE

(PITTSBURGH)Machinery makers such as Caterpillar Inc. and Deere & Co. may become buyers of smaller companies amid a wave of consolidation after the liquidity crisis eases, an analyst said Mond...READ MORE