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Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) , one of the 30 Dow stocks , zoomed this morning and was up a solid 7.4% as of 11 a.m. ET.
Caterpillar is often considered a bellwether of the economy given its leadership in the heavy machinery, construction, and mining industries. So when a bellwether reports blowout numbers amid fears of a global slowdown, the markets are bound to react positively.
Here are the key numbers from Caterpillar's second-quarter earnings report that was released this first day of August: