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World’s top 10 iron ore mines

The price of iron ore  on Thursday turned positive amid new signs that China, which dominates the seaborne trade in the steelmaking raw material, […]

Caterpillar reports record sales and profit for the fourth quarter and full-year 2011; 2011 profit up 83 percent from 2010

(Caterpillar News Release) PEORIA, Ill.— Driven by outstanding execution and stronger global demand, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) delivered record-breaking 2011 sales and revenues of $60.138 billion, an increase of 41 percent from $42.588 billion in 2010. Profit in 2011 was $4.928 billion, an increase of 83 percent from $2.700 billion in 2010.