Energy producers, heavy industry, machinery, infrastructure, and manufacturing leaders.
Caterpillar said it is acquiring Skycatch, positioning the heavy-equipment maker to expand digital, AI-driven tools for mines. The announcement sent CAT shares down about 5% and pulled the Dow lower.
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The railroads say they have provided an initial set of additional information requested by the Surface Transportation Board as the agencies weigh their revised major merger application.
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The acquisition is designed to extend Caterpillar’s data-driven mining stack, including RPM and MineStar, by feeding customers faster, more accurate site “digital twin” updates.
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A recent market note tied to Honeywell’s new Experion Cognition system argues the shares may be priced low relative to potential gains from higher automation and efficiency in industrial control.
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Chevron was reportedly removed from the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index in late June 2026 while analysts pointed to strengthening fundamentals and improving execution, including a reassessment tied to its Guyana project pipeline.
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Wolfe Research upgraded Chevron to Outperform, setting a $210 price target and arguing that the market is discounting crude prices more aggressively than normalized forward expectations. The note also spotlights Guyana as the key growth driver into the second half of 2026.
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Deere (DE) closed at $635.24 in the latest session, a rise of 2.25% from the previous close, drawing attention from investors as the broader market continues to swing.
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Nigeria’s move to join the International Energy Agency, alongside refinery-led changes at home, is reviving investor interest in the country’s offshore oil and gas. Shell and Exxon Mobil are among the multinationals pursuing deeper, longer-horizon projects, while policymakers and operators try to rebuild Nigeria’s energy value chain.
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Even after a sharp selloff, market-multiple checks cited by a recent analyst-style report suggest Honeywell’s stock is not an out-and-out bargain, while other valuation outlines do not rule out the possibility that it is trading below some benchmarks.
