Caterpillar (CAT)

Let’s dig into the relative performance of Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 construction machinery earnings season.

On the surface, the headlines look pretty good, certainly less bad than they were a week ago.

Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn as the industry has shed 13.5% over the past six months. This drop was worse than the S&P 500’s 7.5% loss.

A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.

I wrapped up the trading week with twenty-eight bearish positions. Here are second half of the positions, zoomed in to the most salient portions of the chart:

I’ve adopted “SWAN,” which stands for

Stocks were down in a shortened trading week, and tariffs will continue to take center stage as several key companies report earnings

The US dollar has been falling since the beginning of 2025 down over 6% by April, which makes American products cheaper for overseas buyers helping boost demand

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. initially sought approximately $1 billion in unpaid assessments and another $1 billion in alleged profits from underreporting risk in its lawsuit against the Bank of America.

Canada announced a temporary six-month relief from its countermeasure tariffs on U.S. goods critical to domestic manufacturing, ...

Joseph Creed’s promotion comes less than a year after he was named COO as part of the company’s broader succession plan.

The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Astec (NASDAQ:ASTE) and the rest of the construction machinery stocks fared in Q4.

What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here is a short look at the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the trading week of April 7-11, 2025.

Amid escalating U.S.-China tariff threats, BCA Research's Marko Papic says the rhetoric may be largely performative "for the LOLz."

The trade war shows no signs of slowing down as China responded on Friday morning with a retaliatory tariff now standing at 125% on U.S. imports. Here's a look at which companies are most exposed to China and could face impacts from the ongoing trade war:

Massive container ports and supply chains worldwide are bracing for impact as broad U.S. import tariffs reshape commerce.

Even amid stock market turmoil, valuations still matter.

The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund declined 2.2% Thursday morning. Investors moved to lock in profits despite a surprisingly soft inflation report that reinforced Wednesday's bullish macro shift.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called for a disclosure by Congress members after noting that call volumes spiked minutes before tariff pause.

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