Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar Inc. is an American company that manufactures engines and machinery for mining and construction projects. It also provides insurance and loans for businesses to buy their products. The company is the largest manufacturer of construction machinery in the world. It produces equipment such as excavators, bulldozers and mining trucks.

Caterpillar Inc. is a public company and trades on the NASDAQ under the stock ticker CAT. Caterpillar stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The company was founded on April 15, 1925 in California. It is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

Subsidiaries
Caterpillar owns several smaller companies. Some of these have changed their names and become part of the Caterpillar brand. Others have kept their own name.
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