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Illusions of Beauty and Status: Clara Dillingham Pierson’s Short Story for Children ‘The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler’

March 14, 2023
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Too often we worry about looking perfect and beautiful, impressing people, and fitting in. However, beauty and status are not things worth seeking. In her short story, “The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler,” Clara Dillingham Pierson shows that, when we get caught up in beauty, looks, and status, we lose sight of character, kindness,…

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Caterpillar Sales Jump 20 Percent in Fourth Quarter, but Profit per Share Falls

February 1, 2023
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American construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar saw strong sales growth in the fourth quarter, but registered lower year-over-year profit per share, reportedly owing to foreign exchange headwinds. Caterpillar’s fourth-quarter 2022 sales and revenues came in at $16.6 billion, which is a 20 percent increase from the $13.8 billion made in fourth quarter 2021, according to a press…

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Tyson Foods Latest Large Business to Flee Chicago Amid Crime Wave

October 10, 2022
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Tyson Foods is the latest major corporation to flee Chicago, like Boeing and Caterpillar, due to out of control crime rates under its Democrat mayor, Lori Lightfoot. Chicago has faced a number of corporate departures in recent months, almost three years into the city’s unprecedented crime wave. Shootings, robberies, and other forms of violence have…

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Caterpillar Post Strong Second Quarter Profit as It Raises Prices

August 2, 2022
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DEERFIELD, Ill.—Caterpillar had a strong second quarter and topped most profit expectations with higher prices for machinery offsetting rising costs. The manufacturer on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $3.13. Per share earnings were $3.18 without one-time costs or benefits, which is 18 cents better than Wall Street had expected, according to…

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More Companies Join the ‘Great Migration’ to Red States

July 2, 2022
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Amidst predictions of a political “red wave” in the upcoming mid-term elections, an economic wave has been building for years with no end in sight as companies flood out of blue states and into red states. And as a result of its political divisions, America appears to now be dividing itself into prosperous, high-growth states…

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Biggest Interest Rate Hike Since 1994; Are Home Prices Coming Down? | NTD Business

June 15, 2022
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The Federal Reserve is delivering the biggest rate hike since 1994. It’s trying to cool down the economy and tame inflation. As interest rates move higher, what does that mean for home prices? Are they coming down? We ask people in the industry what they’re seeing. Caterpillar is ditching Illinois and moving its headquarters to Texas….

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Caterpillar 1Q Sales Rise as Dealers Boost Inventory Levels

April 29, 2021
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Caterpillar’s sales rose in the first quarter as market conditions for the machinery company begin to improve and dealers increase their inventory levels. Revenue climbed to $11.89 billion from $10.64 billion thanks to increased sales volume driven by higher end-user demand and changes in dealer inventories. Dealers boosted inventories by $700 million during the first…

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