Cut and pasted from news on yahoo...so far I'm Damn glad I bought CAT. I have always liked this company and the future still looks good from my prospective. Do your own DD. And I really don't think this is the place to raise your political adgenda. Let's keep it to CAT talk. Cordiually, htrod67



Industrials Manufacturing Jumps in October
By Sung Moss 11/02/09 - 11:00 AM EST Loading Comments...
Stock quotes in this article: BA , GE , CAT , DELL
TEMPE, Ariz. (TheStreet) -- The manufacturing sector continued growing in October, reaching its highest reading since April 2006, according to data from an influential manufacturing trade group.
More on BA They Just Don't Get Apple!Boeing Rolls the Dice With New 787 PlantRight Leader, Wrong Position?: The InnovatorsBoeing to Add Assembly Line for 787Sell Qwest!: Against the GrainSmart Grid, Smart Move, Not-So-Smart InvestmentAvoid Smart Grid StocksAsus Creates a Smater LinkHewlett-Packard Is So 2008 -- a Good ThingRadioShack: Analysts' Upgrades, Downgrades Market Activity General Electric Company| GE Caterpillar Incorporated| CAT The Boeing Company| BA On Monday morning, the Institute for Supply Management released its index measuring action in manufacturing, which jumped to 55.7 in October from a 52.6 figure in September and marked the third straight month that the index has shown expansion (represented by a number higher than 50). The index, which is created from a survey of manufacturing supply managers from the trade group, was expected to show a reading of 53, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. With other surprise data showing a jump in both home sales and construction spending percolating about, the broader markets were jumping higher. Among several major manufacturers, shares of Caterpillar(CAT Quote), General Electric(GE Quote), Boeing(BA Quote) and Hewlett-Packard(HPQ Quote) were all rising in the morning, gaining 1.9%, 1.9%, 0.4% and 1.3%, respectively.